Where does “nozīmēt” come from?

nozīmēt (Latvian) comes from Latvian no, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nozīmēt (Latvian): to mean; to purport; to matter

Definitions

  1. to mean; to purport; to matter

Ancestry of “nozīmēt”, step by step

nozīmēt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian no

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannofrom; out of; for
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Latvian zīmēt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzīmētto draw; to depict; to picture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō →Every word from Latvian no →