Where does “নাহি” come from?
নাহি (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit नहि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
Ancestry of “নাহি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नहि | surely not, by no means, not at all |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naǰʰí | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |
Words derived from “নাহি”