Where does “nuvenzinha” come from?

nuvenzinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nuvem, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.

Ancestry of “nuvenzinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenuvemcloud; swarm
2Old Portuguesenuvecloud
3Pashtoنویnew
4Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
6Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →