Where does “naku” come from?

naku (Finnish) comes from Swedish naken, from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

naku (Finnish): naked, nude; diesel car; diesel engine

Definitions

  1. naked, nude; diesel car; diesel engine

Ancestry of “naku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnakennude, naked; without clothes
2Old Norsenakinnnaked
3Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “naku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz →Every word from Old Norse nakinn →