Where does “nə” come from?
nə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
nə (Azerbaijani): what; whatever; what, which
Definitions
- what; whatever; what, which
Ancestry of “nə”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | نه | not; no; nine |
| 2 | Middle Persian | nwk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎺 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hnáwa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnáwa | nine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |