Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/nī́ˀtis

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Noun

*nī́ˀtis f[1]

  1. thread

Descendants

  • Latgalian: neits
  • Latvian: nĩts
  • Lithuanian: nýtis
  • Proto-Slavic: *nìtь (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nìtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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