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Where does “nȏć” come from?

nȏć (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nȏć (Serbo-Croatian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nȏć”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nȏć”

  • danonoćni
  • ponoć
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