Where does “奈及利亞” come from?
奈及利亞 (Chinese) comes from English Nigeria, from English niger, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Ancestry of “奈及利亞”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Nigeria | — |
| 2 | English | niger | An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for... |
| 3 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |