Where does “noča” come from?

noča (Molise Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian noć, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “noča”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannoćnight
2Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →