Where does “ים־ניוואָ” come from?

ים־ניוואָ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ניוואָ, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ים־ניוואָ (Yiddish): sea level

Definitions

  1. sea level

Ancestry of “ים־ניוואָ”, step by step

ים־ניוואָ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ניוואָ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishניוואָlevel
2Frenchniveaulevel
3Old Frenchnivel
4Vulgar Latinlibellusa little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,...
5LatinlībellaAn as (the tenth part of a denarius)
6Latinlībra
7Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
8Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Yiddish ים⁩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishים⁩
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón