Where does “neri” come from?

neri (Friulian) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

neri (Friulian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “neri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Latin Niger