Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/nā́ˀwis

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Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w-.

Noun

*nā́ˀwis f

  1. death

Descendants

  • Lithuanian: nõvis
  • Latvian: nāve
  • Old Prussian: nowis (body, flesh)
  • Proto-Slavic: *navь (see there for further descendants)