Where does “ningău” come from?
ningău (Romanian) comes from Romanian ninge, from Latin ningere, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
ningău (Romanian): a major snow, large snowfall; December
Definitions
- a major snow, large snowfall; December
Ancestry of “ningău”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | ninge | to snow |
| 2 | Latin | ningere | present active infinitive of ningō; to snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |