Where does “Nová zmluva” come from?

Nová zmluva (Slovak) comes from Slovak nový, 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.

Nová zmluva (Slovak): New Testament

Definitions

  1. New Testament

Ancestry of “Nová zmluva”, step by step

Nová zmluva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak nový

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknovýnew
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 Slovak zmluva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakzmluvacontract
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →