Where does “nain” come from?

nain (Atong (India)) comes from English nine, from Middle English nyn, from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nain (Atong (India)): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
2Middle Englishnynnine
3Old Englishniġonnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
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