Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nes-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*nes-

1. to return home (safely)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nes-‎ (5 c, 0 e)

• *nés-e-tor (deponent thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *nesaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *néhomai
    • Ancient Greek: νέομαι (néomai)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *násatay
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *násatay
      • Sanskrit: नसते (násate)
• *nos-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *nazjaną (see there for further descendants)
• *n̥s-tó-s
  • ⇒ *ń̥s-to-m
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ástam (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Germanic: *nōzijaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *nayyō
    • Ancient Greek: ναίω (naíō)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *nahwós
    • Ancient Greek: ναός (naós)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *nóstos
    • Ancient Greek: νόστος (nóstos)
  • >? Proto-Tocharian:
    • Tocharian A: nas-
    • Tocharian B: nes-