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Where does “otta” come from?

otta (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

otta (Italian): hour; time

Definitions

  1. hour; time

Ancestry of “otta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “otta”

  • ottanico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →