Where does “نوێ” come from?

نوێ (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian náwah, 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.

نوێ (Central Kurdish): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “نوێ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
3Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →