Where does “Ni-giê-ri-a” come from?

Ni-giê-ri-a (Vietnamese) comes from French Nigeria, from English Nigeria, from English niger, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ni-giê-ri-a (Vietnamese): Nigerian

Definitions

  1. Nigerian

Ancestry of “Ni-giê-ri-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchNigeria—
2EnglishNigeriaCurrency: naira (₦)
3EnglishnigerAn Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for...
4LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from English niger →