Where does “ñíu” come from?

ñíu (Extremaduran) comes from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ñíu (Extremaduran): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “ñíu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnīdusnest
2Proto-Italicnizdosnest
3Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós
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