Where does “নাই” come from?
নাই (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit नाभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
নাই (Assamese): no; negative form of আছে; no, not
Definitions
- no; negative form of আছে; no, not
Ancestry of “নাই”, step by step