Where does “” come from?

nó (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese noo, from Latin nodus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

(Galician): knot; node; gnarl

Definitions

  1. knot; node; gnarl

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenoo
2Latinnodusa knot; a knob; a bond
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned-Every word from Latin nodusEvery word from Old Portuguese noo