Where does “nai” come from?

nai (Dalmatian) comes from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nai (Dalmatian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “nai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnixsnow; white hair
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος
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