Where does “乃依” come from?

乃依 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur نەي, from Persian نی, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠, from Proto-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

乃依 (Chinese): a type of Uyghur transverse flute

Definitions

  1. a type of Uyghur transverse flute

Ancestry of “乃依”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurنەيney
2Persianنیreed; cane; straw
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
4Proto-Iranianná—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →