Where does “nez” come from?

nez (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton nith, from Proto-Brythonic nɨθ, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “nez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonnith
2Proto-Brythonicnɨθnest
3Proto-Italicnizdosnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nez

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós
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