Where does “newa” come from?
newa (Unami) comes from Russian Нева́, from Proto-Uralic ńoma, from Proto-Uralic ńoxe- — to pursue.
newa (Unami): four
Ancestry of “newa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Нева́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ńoma | hare |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńoxe- | to pursue |