Where does “nuu” come from?

nuu (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin nudus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “nuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnudusunclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived,...
2Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nuu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedósEvery word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos