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Ossetian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *náHuš (whence also Persian ناو (nâv, “boat; channel”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us, whence also Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin navis and Armenian նավ (nav).
Noun
нау • (naw) (plural наутӕ)
- (Iron) ship
- науы кӕттаг ― nawy kættag ― sail of the ship
- науы капитан ― nawy kapitan ― captain of the ship
References
- Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “нау”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir