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

daughter-in-law; noria

Ancestry of “nora”, step by step

nora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese nora

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	nora	daughter-in-law
2	Vulgar Latin	nora	—
3	Latin	Nura	—
4	Latin	nurus	daughter-in-law
5	Proto-Indo-European	snusós	daughter-in-law

via Arabic نَاعُورَة

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	نَاعُورَة	noria
2	Classical Syriac	ܢܥܘܪܬܐ	growler, roarer; water wheel, noria
3	Classical Syriac	ܢܥܪ	to roar, growl, bray

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Latin nurus →Every word from Latin Nura →