Where does “नया” come from?

नया (Hindi) 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.

नया (Hindi): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “नया”, step by step

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

Words derived from “नया”

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