What is Cognate?
A '''cognate''' is a [[word]] [[Wikt:derive|derived]] from the same [[Wikt:root|root]] as another word. Cognates are words that have a common origin ([[Wikt:source|source]]). They may happen in a [[language]] or in a group of languages. Example One: :'composite', 'composition' and 'compost' are cognates in the [[English (language)|English language]], derived from the same root in Latin 'componere' meaning 'to put together'. Example Two: :the word 'composition' in English and the word 'composición' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and similar words in [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] are cognates because they all come from the same root. The general rule is that cognates have similar meanings and are derived from the same root (origin). A fine example is the word for [[night]] in almost all [[Indo-European languages]]:<ref> Mallory J.P. & Adams D.Q. 2006. ''The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World''. Oxford University Press</ref> ''nuit'' ([[French language|French]]), ''noche'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]), ''Nacht'' ([[German language|German]]), ''nacht'' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]), ''nag'' ([[Afrikaans]]), ''nicht'' ([[Scots language|Scots]]), ''natt'' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]), ''nat'' ([[Danish language|Danish]]), ''nátt'' ([[Faroese language|Faroese]]), ''nótt'' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]), ''noc'' ([[Czech language|Czech]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Polish language|Polish]]), ночь, ''noch'' ([[Russian language|Russian]]), ноќ, ''noć'' ([[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]), нощ, ''nosht'' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]), ''ніч'', ''nich'' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]), ''ноч'', ''noch''/''noč'' ([[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]), ''noč'' ([[Slovene language|Slovene]]), ''noć'' ([[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]]), νύξ, ''nyx'' ([[Ancient Greek]], ''νύχτα''/''nychta'' in [[Modern Greek]]),