Where does “noiti” come from?
noiti (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese noite, from Old Portuguese noite, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
noiti (Kabuverdianu): night
Ancestry of “noiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | noite | night |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | noite | night |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |