Where does “نۆ” come from?

نۆ (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

نۆ (Central Kurdish): nine; 9

Definitions

  1. nine; 9

Ancestry of “نۆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnáwa—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa →