Where does “nagaap” come from?

nagaap (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans nag, from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nagaap (Afrikaans): loris

Definitions

  1. loris

Ancestry of “nagaap”, step by step

nagaap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans nag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansnagThe period between sunset and sunrise, when the...
2Dutchnachtnight
3Middle Dutchnachtnight
4Old Dutchnahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Afrikaans aap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansaapA monkey, ape
2DutchaapA monkey, ape, simian; any member of the...
3Middle Dutchāpe—
4Old Saxonapoape
5Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
6Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
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