Where does “noz” come from?
noz (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
noz (Portuguese): nut; walnut; testicle
Ancestry of “noz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |