Where does “nuve” come from?

nuve (Old Portuguese) comes from Pashto نوی, from Proto-Iranian náwah, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nuve (Old Portuguese): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “nuve”, step by step

nuve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pashto نوی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoنویnew
2Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Latin nūbēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūbēscloud
2Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover

Words derived from “nuve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →