Where does “uniesť” come from?

uniesť (Slovak) comes from Slovak niesť, from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

uniesť (Slovak): to kidnap

Definitions

  1. to kidnap

Ancestry of “uniesť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakniesťto carry
2Proto-Slavicnestìto carry, to bring
3Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic nestì →