| drav. | nir, ner, nira | water, river |
| Hebr. | nahar | water |
| Anc.Greek | nèron | water |
| Anc.Greek | neros | flowing |
| Anc.Greek | nao | to sink |
| Anc.Greek | Nereïs | a water nymph |
| Mod.Greek | neró | water |
| Etr. | neri | rivière |
| Afgh.: Pashto | nirage | Mallard, 40 |
| Russian | nyrat' | to dive |
| Russian | nyroka | diving ducks, 48-54 |
| Ukr. | nurcuk, norec, rinec | diving ducks, 48-54 |
| Sbc. | norka, norva, njorka | diving ducks, 48-54 |
| Germ.reg. | nörks, noricke | grebes, diving ducks, merganser |
| Lith. | neris, nerti, panerti | to dive |
| Lith. | nur, naras, narulé | diving ducks, merganser, grebes, divers |
| Mod.Greek | mavronoûra | Tufted Duck, 48 |
| Alb. | nori | divers, 63-65 |
| Sln. | ponirek, panderek | Great Crested Grebe, 66; diving ducks, 48-54 |
| Sbc. | pondurká | Great Crested Grebe, 66; diving ducks, 48-54; to dive |
| Pol. | ponur | diving ducks, 48-54 |
| Czech | nurek et var. | Merganser, Goosander, 60, 61 |
| Sbc. | nor | (and var. pljenor,norac,ronac,ponjurak,ponirac) various diving birds |
| Lettish | nàra | mermaid, water lily |