Where does “नया” come from?
नया (Bhojpuri) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit नव्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náwyas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.
नया (Bhojpuri): new
Ancestry of “नया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नव्य | new |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | náwyas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |