Proto-Basque: *neke
Meaning: tiredness, fatigue, difficulty, pain
Bizkaian: neke
Gipuzkoan: neke
High Navarrese: neke
Low Navarrese: nekhe
Salazarese: neke
Lapurdian: nekhe
Zuberoan: nekhe
Roncalese: neke
Comments: This word is commonly attributed to Latin nex (accusative necem) '(violent) death, murder' (Michelena 1961, etc.). It is apparent that there is a big semantic gap: there is no hint of 'violent death' or 'murder' in the Bsq meaningsː Burushaski maq 'rheumatism, pain' is much closer semantically. The nearest Romance reflexes also have quite different meanings: Spanish anegar 'to drown, to flood' < Lat. enecāre 'to kill'.
