Where does “নব” come from?

নব (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.

নব (Bengali): new, recent

Definitions

  1. new, recent

Ancestry of “নব”, step by step

নব 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 English knob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknobA rounded protuberance, especially one arising...
2Middle Englishknobbeknob; lump, bump
3Middle Low Germanknobbelump, knot; knob; knot in wood

Words derived from “নব”

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