Where does “nový” come from?

nový (Czech) comes from Old Czech nový, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nový (Czech): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “nový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnovýnew
2Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nový

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos