Where does “nočný” come from?

nočný (Slovak) comes from Slovak noc, from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nočný (Slovak): nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nocturnal

Ancestry of “nočný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknocnight
2Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →