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Where does “nu-” come from?

nu- (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian nuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nu- (Lithuanian): describes an action's movement downward;...

Definitions

  1. describes an action's movement downward;...

Ancestry of “nu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannuofrom, off, out of; from; since; due to; for, of;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “nu-”

  • nutarti
  • nukalbėti
  • nurengti
  • nukeliauti
  • nubučiuoti
  • nulaižyti
  • nutarimas
  • nuduoti
  • nugalėti
  • nutylėti
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