Where does “ნავი” come from?

ნავი (Georgian) comes 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.

ნავი (Georgian): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “ნავი”, step by step

ნავი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ناو

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

via Proto-Iranian náHuš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IraniannáHušboat
2Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat

Words derived from “ნავი”

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