Where does “нощь” come from?

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

нощь (Russian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “нощь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнощьnight
2Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-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 →