Where does “Novomešťan” come from?

Novomešťan (Slovak) comes from Slovak novomestský, 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.

Novomešťan (Slovak): a male inhabitant of Nové Mesto nad Váhom

Definitions

  1. a male inhabitant of Nové Mesto nad Váhom

Ancestry of “Novomešťan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovaknovomestskýNové Mesto nad Váhom
2Slovaknovýnew
3Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “Novomešťan”

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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