Where does “ne” come from?

ne (Gagauz) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish نَه, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

ne (Gagauz): why

Definitions

  1. why

Ancestry of “ne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishنَه—
2Persianنهnot; no; nine
3Middle Persiannwk'—
4Old Persian𐎴𐎺nine
5Proto-IranianHnáwa—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa →