Where does “નેક” come from?

નેક (Gujarati) comes from Persian نیک, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.

નેક (Gujarati): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “નેક”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیکgood; well
2Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭪—
3Old Persian*naibakaʰ—
4Old Persian𐎴𐎡𐎲—
5Proto-Iraniannaybahblessed, fortunate
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannaybʰah—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanneybʰ-blessed, holy, fortunate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
9Cebuano-hi—
Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ- →