Where does “nuvem” come from?

nuvem (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nuve, from Pashto نوی, from Proto-Iranian náwah, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nuvem (Portuguese): cloud; swarm

Definitions

  1. cloud; swarm

Ancestry of “nuvem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenuvecloud
2Pashtoنویnew
3Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nuvem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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