Where does “諾華斯高沙” come from?

諾華斯高沙 (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 “諾華斯高沙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNova ScotiaNova Scotia peninsula
2LatinScotiaScotland
3Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →