Where does “kunaat” come from?

kunaat (Greenlandic) comes from Danish godnat, from Danish nat, from Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

kunaat (Greenlandic): good night

Definitions

  1. good night

Ancestry of “kunaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgodnatgood night
2Danishnatnight
3Old Danishnat—
4Old Norsenáttnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →