Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/něti

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This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Sanskrit नयति (náyati, to lead), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (naiieiti, to bring, lead), Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐎹 (a-n-y /⁠anaya⁠/, he was leading, bringing), Middle Persian [script needed] (nītan, to lead, drive), Hittite 𒈾𒄿𒉈 (nāine, to guide).

Verb[edit]

*něti

  1. to carry

Conjugation[edit]

See also[edit]

  • *nesti (to carry, bring)

Descendants[edit]

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: нијети
      Latin script: nijeti, net

References[edit]

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*něti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 105