Where does “nogomet” come from?

nogomet (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian nȍgomēt, from Serbo-Croatian nòga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nogomet (Slovene): football, soccer

Definitions

  1. football, soccer

Ancestry of “nogomet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannȍgomētfootball, soccer
2Serbo-Croatiannògaleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Serbo-Croatian nòga →