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Where does “nakt” come from?

nakt (Dutch) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nakt (Dutch): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nakt”

  • halfnaakt
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