Where does “nóc” come from?

nóc (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic noťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nóc (Upper Sorbian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nóc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnoťьnight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-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 →