Proto-IE: *nēy-
Meaning: to lead
Hittite: nai-, ne- (II) 'lenken, leiten, richten, schicken' (Friedrich 147-148)
Old Indian: náyati, ptc. nītá- `to lead, guide'; nétar- `leading', netár- m. `leader', netrá- n. `leading, guiding'
Avestan: nayeiti `führt'
Other Iranian: MPers nītan `führen, treiben'
Slavic: ? *nētī `нести' (only SrbCro - see etymology ESSJa q.v.)
Celtic: *neit- > OIr nīath, arch. nēth `Held', ogam. gen. nētas, MIr nē, nae `Held'
Russ. meaning: вести
