Where does “надо” come from?
надо (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *nåto, from Proto-Uralic nataw — in-law.
надо (Tundra Nenets): brother-in-law; cousin
Ancestry of “надо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | *nåto | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | nataw | in-law |