Where does “nes” come from?

nes (Romansch) comes from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nes (Romansch): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “nes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Latin nasus →
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