Where does “Velikonoc” come from?

Velikonoc (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech noc, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Velikonoc (Old Czech): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Velikonoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnocnight; nighttime
2Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Velikonoc”

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