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Where does “νυχτοπεταλούδα” come from?

νυχτοπεταλούδα (Greek) comes from Greek νύχτα, from Ancient Greek Νύξ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

νυχτοπεταλούδα (Greek): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “νυχτοπεταλούδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνύχταnight
2Ancient GreekΝύξ—
3Ancient Greekνύξnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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