Where does “ন” come from?

ন (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

ন (Bengali): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “ন”, step by step

ন traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
3Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Bengali নয়

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনয়nine
2Sanskritनयmethod, guide; means; reason; wisdom, leading...

Words derived from “ন”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →