Where does “nazlobo” come from?

nazlobo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nazo, from German nase, from Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nazlobo (Esperanto): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “nazlobo”, step by step

nazlobo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto nazo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonazonose
2Germannasenose
3Middle High Germannasenose
4Old High Germannasanose
5Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
6Proto-Germanicnasōnose
7Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Esperanto lobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolobolobe
2Latinlobushull, husk, pod; lobe
3Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →