Where does “ناخدا” come from?

ناخدا (Classical Persian) comes from Persian ناوخدا, from Persian ناو, from Middle Persian nʾw, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ancestry of “ناخدا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianناوخداAlternative form of ناخدا
2Persianناوboat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...
3Middle Persiannʾwship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “ناخدا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →