Where does “ночница” come from?

ночница (Russian) comes from Russian ночни́к, from Russian ночь, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ночница (Russian): A mouse-eared bat or myotis (of the genus Myotis)

Definitions

  1. A mouse-eared bat or myotis (of the genus Myotis)

Ancestry of “ночница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianночни́кnightlight
2Russianночьnight
3Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →
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