Where does “нява” come from?
нява (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *ńåmå, from Proto-Uralic ńoma, from Proto-Uralic ńoxe- — to pursue.
нява (Tundra Nenets): hare
Ancestry of “нява”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | *ńåmå | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ńoma | hare |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńoxe- | to pursue |