Where does “najad” come from?

najad (Swedish) comes from Latin naias, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς, from Ancient Greek νάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

najad (Swedish): naiad

Definitions

  1. naiad

Ancestry of “najad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaias
2Ancient GreekΝαϊάςa naiad
3Ancient GreekνάωI flow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek νάωEvery word from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς
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