Where does “Νύξ” come from?

Νύξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Νύξ (Ancient Greek): Nyx

Definitions

  1. Nyx

Ancestry of “Νύξ”, step by step

Νύξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νύξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνύξnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Ancient Greek νῠ́ξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῠ́ξnight

Words derived from “Νύξ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Ancient Greek νύξ →