Singularized plural of *nusë, from Proto-Albanian*nutjā, from Proto-Indo-European*(s)nubʰ-ti̯eh₂, from *sneubʰ- (compare Latin nūbere(“to marry (a man)”), Czech snoubiti(“to woo”)). For sense development, compare Greek νύφη(nýfi, “bride, daughter-in-law”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη(númphē, “bride”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian*snutjā, from Proto-Indo-European*snu-eh2-(“daughter in law”), derivative of *snus-ó- (compare Latin nurus, Sanskrit स्नुषा(snuṣā), Greek νυός(nyós), Old English snoru).