Where does “noktar” come from?
noktar (Ido) comes from Esperanto nokti, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
noktar (Ido): to be night
Ancestry of “noktar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | nokti | to be night |
| 2 | Latin | noctem | accusative singular of nox |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |