Where does “新斯高沙” come from?

新斯高沙 (Chinese) comes from English Nova Scotia, from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “新斯高沙”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia peninsula
2	Latin	Scotia	Scotland
3	Ancient Greek	σκοτία	darkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4	Ancient Greek	σκότος	darkness, gloom
5	Proto-Indo-European	skh₃tos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱeh₃-	darkness, shadow

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