Etymology Explorer › Proto-Indo-European

Where does “*nik-” come from?

*nik- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

Ancestry of “*nik-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
2Cebuano-hi—
Every word from Cebuano -hi →