Where does “Nový rok” come from?

Nový rok (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.

Nový rok (Slovak): New Year's Day

Definitions

  1. New Year's Day

Ancestry of “Nový rok”, step by step

Nový rok 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 rok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrokyear
2Proto-Slavicrokъtime, term; year
3Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →