Where does “niu” come from?

niu (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

niu (Catalan): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “niu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanniu—
2Latinnīdusnest
3Proto-Italicnizdosnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “niu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →