Where does “новенький” come from?

новенький (Russian) comes from Russian но́вый, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

новенький (Russian): brand new; novice, newcomer

Definitions

  1. brand new; novice, newcomer

Ancestry of “новенький”, step by step

новенький traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian но́вый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianно́выйnew
2Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Ukrainian нови́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнови́йnew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →