Where does “nagapie” come from?

nagapie (English) comes from Afrikaans nagapie, from Afrikaans nag, from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.

nagapie (English): mohol bushbaby

Definitions

  1. mohol bushbaby

Ancestry of “nagapie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansnagapiemohol bushbaby
2AfrikaansnagThe period between sunset and sunrise, when the...
3Dutchnachtnight
4Middle Dutchnachtnight
5Old Dutchnahtnight
6Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
7Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
9Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →