Where does “pusiaunaktis” come from?

pusiaunaktis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian naktis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

pusiaunaktis (Lithuanian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “pusiaunaktis”, step by step

pusiaunaktis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian naktis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannaktisnight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Lithuanian pusiau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpusiauhalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →