Neman

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ned-“wet”
2. Old Lithuanian · derived from[Term?]
3. Old East Slavic · derived fromНемънъ
4. zle-mru · derived fromНемонъ
5. Russian · borrowed fromНе́ман
6. English todayNeman

Borrowed from Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Middle Russian Немонъ (Nemon), from Old East Slavic Немънъ (Nemŭnŭ), from Old Lithuanian [Term?] (compare Lithuanian Nẽmunas) of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).