Where does “Navid” come from?
Navid (English) comes from Persian نوید, from Middle Persian nwyk', from Proto-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “Navid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | نوید | promise; good news |
| 2 | Middle Persian | nwyk' | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | wayd- | to know; to find |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wayd- | to know; to find |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |