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