Where does “новоселье” come from?

новоселье (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.

новоселье (Russian): new home

Definitions

  1. new home

Ancestry of “новоселье”, step by step

новоселье 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 Russian сели́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсели́тьto settle
2Russianсело́village
3Old East Slavicселоdwelling
4Proto-Slavicselovillage
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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