Where does “nochi” come from?
nochi (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish noche, from Old Spanish noche, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nochi (Papiamentu): night; evening
Ancestry of “nochi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | noche | night; evening |
| 2 | Old Spanish | noche | night |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |