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

Definitions

  1. nut; walnut; testicle

Ancestry of “noz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →