Where does “ночь” come from?

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

ночь (Russian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “ночь”, step by step

ночь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic noťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Old East Slavic ночь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicночьnight
2Proto-Slavic*nòťьnight

Words derived from “ночь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →