Where does “nubeiro” come from?

nubeiro (Galician) comes from Galician nube, from Old Portuguese nuve, from Pashto نوی, from Proto-Iranian náwah, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

nubeiro (Galician): an evil creature who is able to start storms and cast lightning

Definitions

  1. an evil creature who is able to start storms and cast lightning

Ancestry of “nubeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciannubecloud
2Old Portuguesenuvecloud
3Pashtoنویnew
4Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
6Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →