Where does “Novovešťanka” come from?
Novovešťanka (Slovak) comes from Slovak Novovešťan, from Slovak novoveský, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.
Novovešťanka (Slovak): a female inhabitant of Nová Ves
Definitions
- a female inhabitant of Nová Ves
Ancestry of “Novovešťanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | Novovešťan | a male inhabitant of Nová Ves |
| 2 | Slovak | novoveský | Nová Ves |
| 3 | Slovak | nový | new |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | nòvъ | new |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | náwas | new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náwas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |