Where does “Nové Mesto nad Váhom” come from?

Nové Mesto nad Váhom (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.

Ancestry of “Nové Mesto nad Váhom”, step by step

Nové Mesto nad Váhom traces back through 3 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 Váh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakVáh—
2Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
3Proto-Italicwagos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Slovak nad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknad—
2Proto-Slavicnadъover, above
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōda—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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