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
- naked, nude; diesel car; diesel engine
Ancestry of “naku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | naken | nude, naked; without clothes |
| 2 | Old Norse | nakinn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
Words derived from “naku”