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Where does “nins” come from?

nins (Romanian) comes from Latin ninge, from Latin ninxi, from Latin ningit, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

nins (Romanian): past participle of ninge: snowed; snowy, covered...

Definitions

  1. past participle of ninge: snowed; snowy, covered...

Ancestry of “nins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinningesecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Latinninxifirst-person singular perfect active indicative...
3LatinningitIt snows; it is snowing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “nins”

  • ninsoare
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