Where does “nakts” come from?

nakts (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nakts (Latgalian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nakts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →