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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nudus | unclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | nogʷedos | naked |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷedós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |