Where does “nokaut” come from?
nokaut (Latvian) comes from Latvian no, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
nokaut (Latvian): to kill; to slaughter; to cover
Definitions
- to kill; to slaughter; to cover
Ancestry of “nokaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | no | from; out of; for |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nō | on, onto |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |