Where does “naoka” come from?

naoka (Vilamovian) comes from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

naoka (Vilamovian): nape

Definitions

  1. nape

Ancestry of “naoka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichnakkôthe back of the neck; nape
2Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakkô →