Where does “Nowy Targ” come from?

Nowy Targ (Polish) comes from Polish Nowy, from Old Polish nowy, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, 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.

Ancestry of “Nowy Targ”, step by step

Nowy Targ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Nowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNowynew
2Old Polishnowynew
3Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Polish Targ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishTargmarket
2Polishtargmarket
3Proto-Slavictъrgъmerchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

Words derived from “Nowy Targ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-
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