Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/nā́ˀwis

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 *neh₂w-.

Noun

*nā́ˀwis f

1. death

Descendants

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