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Where does “näk-” come from?

näk- (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

näk- (Tocharian B): To destroy; To be lost, disappear, be destroyed,...

Definitions

  1. To destroy; To be lost, disappear, be destroyed,...

Ancestry of “näk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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