Where does “Novosibirsk” come from?
Novosibirsk derives from Russian Новосиби́рск, composed of the prefix "novo-" (new) and Russian Сиби́рь (Siberia), literally meaning "New Siberia."
Ancestry of “Novosibirsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Новосиби́рск | — |
| 2 | Russian | но́вый | new |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nòvъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | náwas | new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náwas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |