Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/netьjь

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

Etymology

From earlier *neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts:

• Derksen: *(h₂)nep-t-y-o-
• ЭССЯ: *neptyos, extended form of *ne-pōt- (“underage, non-independent > young unmarried family member”). Related to *pótis (“master, husband”).

  Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (naptiia).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian nepuotis (“grandson, granddaughter”), neptis (“grandson”).

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit नपात् (napāt, “descendant, grandson”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝, 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (napāt̰, naptar), Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós, “cousin”) (< *sm̥-neptiyos), Latin nepōs (“grandchild, offspring”), Proto-Germanic *nefô (> Old English nefa (“grandson, nephew”)).

Noun

*netьjь m

1. nephew

Inflection

Declension of *netьjь (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*netьjь	*netьja	*netьji
Accusative	*netьjь	*netьja	*netьję̇
Genitive	*netьja	*netьju	*netьjь
Locative	*netьji	*netьju	*netьjixъ
Dative	*netьju	*netьjema	*netьjemъ
Instrumental	*netьjьmь, *netьjemь*	*netьjema	*netьji
Vocative	*netьju	*netьja	*netьji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

See also

Proto-Slavic family terms

*sěmьja, *rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	*otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	*mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana	*ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	*strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
mother's sibling	*ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	*svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

Descendants

• Church Slavonic: нетии (netii)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: нетии (netii)
    • Ukrainian: нетии (netyy)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: нетии (netii), нети (neti)

    Glagolitic: [Term?]

  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: не̏ћа̄к

    Latin script: nȅćāk, netjak, nećac, nećaca

  • Slovene: nečák, netják (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Polish: nieć, niesć

• → Proto-Germanic: *neþija (“relative”)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “нетии”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*neptьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 224