Where does “Новоазовськ” come from?

Новоазовськ (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian нови́й, 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.

Ancestry of “Новоазовськ”, step by step

Новоазовськ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian нови́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнови́йnew
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 Russian Азо́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАзо́вAzov, an adjacent town
2KipchakAzaqlowlands
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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