Where does “nos” come from?

nos (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh nos, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nos (Welsh): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “nos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshnos
2Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-