Cognate Set 535 – Meaning: swim

IE-CoR reference form:
*(s)neh₂-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Tocharian, Hellenic, Indo-Iranic, Italic, and Celtic lexemes derived from PIE *(s)neh₂- 'to bathe, swim' (LIV² 572-573; cf. Adams 2013:354-355, Beekes 2010:1012-1013, EWAia II:769-770, Turner 1962–1966:39, Cheung 2007:348-349, de Vaan 2008:411, Matasović 2009:348).
Found in clades:
Celtic, Hellenic, Indic, Iranic, Italic, Tocharian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 6 clades by 47 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
161   Gaelic: Irish snámh ˈsˠnˠɑ̃ːvˠ ˈsˠnˠaːṽˠ
129   Italian nuotare nwoˈtaːɾe nwoˈtare
131   Ladin nodé noˈde
67   Persian: Tehran šenā kardan شنا کردن ʃenɒ kærdæn
144   Portuguese nadar nɐˈðar nɐˈdaɾ
134   Sardinian: Logudoro nadare naˈðaːrɛ naˈðaːrɛ
133   Sardinian: Nuoro natare naˈðaːrɛ naˈðaːrɛ
143   Spanish nadar naˈðaɾ naˈdaɾ
136   French nager naʒe naʒe
137   Walloon noyî nɔˈjiː nɔˈjiː
124   Latin nāre ˈnaːre ˈnaːre nō, nāre, nāuī
6   Greek: Ancient néō νέω nô̞ː né̞o̞ː Inf. νεῖν
4   Tocharian B nāṣṣäṃ ˈnaʂʂɨ̃ naʂʂ-ˈə-n Root /nask-/, pres./subj. stem /naṣṣ-ə-/ ~ /nask-e-/.
130   Friulian nadâ naˈda naˈdaː
141   Catalan nedar nəˈða nəˈda
160   Gaelic: Manx snaue sneu sneu snámh
158   Old Irish snaïd ˈsˠnˠa.ɪðʲ ˈsna.iðʲ
73   Ossetic: Digor nakæ kænun накӕ кӕнун nɑkʰɜ kʰɜnun nakɜ kɜn-un
155   Middle Breton neuff, neuf, neu ˈnøːṽ
66   Middle Persian išnāzēd ʿšnʾzyd ɪˈʃnɑːz- ʃnaːzeːd ZP šnʾc-, past šnʾcyt- (attested ʿšnʾzʾd PRS.SBJV.3SG)
55   Parthian snāčēd snʾcyd snɑːtʃeːd snaːtʃeːd
125   Romanian a înota a ɨnoˈta a ɨnoˈta
128   Neapolitan natà naˈta naˈta
135   Anglo-Norman noer
139   Franco-Provençal nazhi naˈði naˈði
142   Old Spanish nadar naˈdaɾ
159   Gaelic: Scottish snàmh sn̪ˠãːv
157   Breton: Treger neuñviñ, neuñv- ˈnœ̃ĩ, ˈnœ̃ː ˈnœ̃ĩ, ˈnœ̃ː
156   Breton: Gwened nañwal, nañw- nɑ̃ːwäːl, nɑ̃ːw-
151   Welsh: North nofio ˈnɔvjɔ ˈnovjo
150   Middle Welsh nofy- novj-
138   Old Occitan nadar
51   Wakhi (a)ṣ̌nowariɣ̌ x̌ak ʂnowariɣ xak
140   Old Catalan nedar nəˈða nəˈða
63   Mazanderani šeno konde ʃenow konde
69   Delvari ʃenow miko ʃenow miko
70   Lari ešnow aku eʃnow aku
71   Kumzari šnāw tka ʃnaːw tkɐ ʃnaːw tkɐ
64   Balochi: Sistani āšnāha kant ɑʃnɑhæ kænt
62   Tati šenā miyare ʃena mijære
58   Kurdish S.: Elami šınā kaē ʃɘ̟nɒ kaeː
38   Khowar usneek اوسنیک ʊsˈn̪ɛːk usnɛ̀k
152   Middle Cornish nyge ˈneidʒə
153   Late Cornish nyidzha, nijah ˈnəidʒə, ˈnidʒə
145   Portuguese: Brazilian nadar
36   Gawri sāneṭä dǟg سانیٹہ داٞگ ˈsɒ̃ˑɳeˑʈəˌdaːɡ̥ sɒːneʈa daːɡ HL-H
132   Milanese nadàa naˈda
References
  • Abaev, Vasilij Ivanovič: II:152
    S.v. Oss. (Digor) nakæ 'плавание'; nakæ kænun 'плавать', from Ir. *snāka- to *snā- 'плавать'.
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 354-355
    S.v. TochB nāsk- 'swim, bathe, take a bath', from PIE *(s)n(e)hₐ-sk̑e/o- 'swim, bathe, wash' (cf. Skt. snā́ti 'bathes', Av. snayeitē 'washes, purifies', Gk. νήχω 'swim', Lat. nāre 'swim', MIr. snáid 'swims').
  • Beekes, Robert: 1012-1013
    S.v. νέω 'to swim', from PIE *sneh₂- 'swim'.
  • Cheung, Johnny: 348-349
    S.v. Proto-Iranian *snaH- 'to wash, swim', from PIE *(s)neh₂- 'to wash, swim' (cf. Skt. snā- 'to bathe, to wash', Lat. nāre 'to swim', OIr. snaid, -sná 'swims', TochB nāsk- 'to bathe').
  • Matasović, Ranko: 348
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *snā- 'swim', from PIE *sneh₂- (cf. Skt. snā́ti 'bathes', Lat. nō, nāre, TochB nask- 'bathe').
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:769-770
    Cf. s.v. Ved. √snā- 'baden, sich waschen', from PIE *(s)neh₂- (cf. Lat. nāre, 'schwimmen', OIr. snām 'das Schwimmen', TochB nāsk- 'sich Baden', Hitt. sanh- 'ausspülen', etc.).
  • Rix, Helmut: 572-73
    S.v. *(s)neh₂- 'baden, schwimmen' (IEW 971-2).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 39
    For Khowar, cf. s.v. 876 *avasnāyati 'bathes'.
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 411
    S.v. nō, nāre 'to swim' < PIE *(s)neh₂-(ie/o-) 'to swim'.