Where does “nai” come from?

nai (Aromanian) comes from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

nai (Aromanian): region, province, county; vessel, boat; the most

Definitions

  1. region, province, county; vessel, boat; the most

Ancestry of “nai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
2Proto-Italicnaus—
3Germanhinausout
4Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
5Old High Germanūzout
6Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
7Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →