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Where does “azi noapte” come from?

azi noapte (Romanian) comes from Romanian noapte, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

azi noapte (Romanian): last night

Definitions

  1. last night

Ancestry of “azi noapte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannoaptenight
2LatinNox—
3Proto-Italicnokts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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