Where does “нес” come from?

нес (Yagnobi) comes from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

нес (Yagnobi): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “нес”, step by step

нес traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Proto-Indo-European nh₂es-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannh₂es-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-