Where does “નાવ” come from?

નાવ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit नावा, from Sanskrit नौ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

નાવ (Gujarati): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “નાવ”, step by step

નાવ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नावा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनावाboat
2Sanskritनौship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...
3Proto-Indo-AryannáHuṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Old Gujarati नाह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiनाहlord
2Prakrit𑀡𑀸𑀳lord, patron
3Sanskritनाथrefuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnaHtʰás—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnaHtʰás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₂-to enjoy

Words derived from “નાવ”

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