Where does “Nisa” come from?

Nisa (Portuguese) comes from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “Nisa”, step by step

Nisa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French nice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnicecandid, naive
2Old Frenchnicesimple, foolish
3Latinnesciusunaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable
4Latinnesciōto not know, to be ignorant, to not understand
5Latinsciōto be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Sanskrit निशा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिशाnight
2Sanskritनिश्night
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Arabic نساء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنساءlongevity, long life; plural of اِمْرَأَة;...
2Arabicنِسَاءwomen
3Arabicقَلْعَة النِسَاءFort of the Women

Words derived from “Nisa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →