Where does “negru” come from?

negru (Istro-Romanian) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negru (Istro-Romanian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “negru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →
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