Where does “νύχτα” come from?

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

νύχτα (Greek): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “νύχτα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝύξNyx
2Ancient Greekνύξnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “νύχτα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Ancient Greek νύξ