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Where does “nowo” come from?

nowo (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.

nowo (Polish): newly; recently

Definitions

  1. newly; recently

Ancestry of “nowo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nowo”

  • Nowosiadły
  • Nowosad
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