Where does “diennakts” come from?

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

diennakts (Latvian): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “diennakts”, step by step

diennakts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian nakts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannaktsnight; at night; night, nocturnal
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Latvian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandienaday
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéi-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →