Where does “ناي” come from?

ناي (Arabic) comes from Persian نای, from Persian نی, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠, from Proto-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

ناي (Arabic): ney, a cane or reed end-blown flute

Definitions

  1. ney, a cane or reed end-blown flute

Ancestry of “ناي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنایreed; reed-pipe; flute, flageolet, fife
2Persianنیreed; cane; straw
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
4Proto-Iranianná—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →