Where does “névi” come from?

névi (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin nivatus, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

Ancestry of “névi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnivatussnowy, besnowed
2Latinnixsnow; white hair
3Proto-Italicsnikssnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “névi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰsEvery word from Proto-Italic sniksEvery word from Latin nix