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Where does “noas” come from?

noas (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nose, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

noas (West Frisian): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “noas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannosenose
2Proto-Germanicnasōnose
3Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
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