Where does “ناو” come from?

ناو (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ناو (Central Kurdish): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “ناو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnā́maname
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →