Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-níd-

Etymology
Believed by Kroonen to be a non-Indo-European word related to 🇨🇬, though the latter may also be a direct, nasally dissimilated reflex of this root. Words for 'louse' and 'nit' are frequently subject to irregular tabooistic changes.

Noun

 * 1)  nit, louse egg