Where does “nora” come from?

nora (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nora, from Vulgar Latin nora, from Latin Nura, from Latin nurus, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.

nora (Portuguese): daughter-in-law; noria

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law; noria

Ancestry of “nora”, step by step

nora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese nora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenoradaughter-in-law
2Vulgar Latinnora—
3LatinNura—
4Latinnurusdaughter-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law

via Arabic نَاعُورَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَاعُورَةnoria
2Classical Syriacܢܥܘܪܬܐgrowler, roarer; water wheel, noria
3Classical Syriacܢܥܪto roar, growl, bray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Latin nurus →Every word from Latin Nura →