Etymograph

English

neta

Neta comes from Hindi नेता ‘leader’, from Sanskrit नी ‘to lead, to guide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neyH-‘to lead’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनीnī‘to lead, to guide’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनेतृnetṛ‘leader’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनेता
  5. Hindic. 1500–presentsame formnetā‘leader’
  6. Englishtodayneta

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neyH-‘to lead’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनीnī‘to lead, to guide’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनेतृnetṛ‘leader’
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनेता
  5. Hindic. 1500–presentsame formnetā‘leader’
  6. Englishtodayneta

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-

Another origin of neta

  1. Japanesemodernネタneta‘material or ingredients to make something’
  2. Englishtodayneta

Today it means

noun A politician.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *neyH- / neta

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