Where does “Velikonoce” come from?

Velikonoce (Czech) comes from Old Czech Velikonoc, from Old Czech noc, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Velikonoce (Czech): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Velikonoce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old CzechVelikonocEaster
2Old Czechnocnight; nighttime
3Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Velikonoce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →
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