Where does “nuy” come from?
nuy (Vietnamese) comes from French nu, from Middle French nu, from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nuy (Vietnamese): nude; naked
Ancestry of “nuy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nu | naked, nude; bare; nu |
| 2 | Middle French | nu | — |
| 3 | Old French | nu | naked |
| 4 | Latin | nūdus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nogʷedos | naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷedós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |