Where does “novovek” come from?

novovek (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.

novovek (Slovak): modern period, modern era

Definitions

  1. modern period, modern era

Ancestry of “novovek”, step by step

novovek 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 vek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvek—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →