Etymology

nart

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Today it means: Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs). Full definition →

ady нарт ← os нарт ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr
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nart · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂nḗr
  2. os · borrowed fromнарт
  3. ady · borrowed fromнарт
  4. English todaynart

From a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").

Nart · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂nḗr
  2. os · borrowed fromнарт
  3. ady · borrowed fromнарт
  4. English todayNart

From a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").

Words from the same roots

adyнарт all →

Nart saga

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