Where does “нећак” come from?

нећак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic netьjь, from Proto-Slavic neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

нећак (Serbo-Croatian): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “нећак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
2Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic neptьjь →