nuo

Pronunciation: [²ˈnuɔ]

“nuo” is a Lithuanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

preposition

(away) from, off, out of (movement or position away from; separation from)
from; since; due to (indicates the origin, start or cause)
for, of; against (indicates purpose)
from, on behalf of

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nō; compare Latvian nò (“from”), Old Prussian no, na (“onto, against, over”), Proto-Slavic *na (“on, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“up, on high”). In East Baltic the meaning somehow switched from "movement onto" to "movement away". Related to Polish na, Russian на (na), English on, Umbrian 𐌀𐌍- (an-), Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐎠 (a-n-a /⁠anā⁠/, “upwards, along”), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀…

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