Where does “nokta” come from?
nokta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nokto, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nokta (Esperanto): nocturnal
Ancestry of “nokta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nokto | night |
| 2 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |