Where does “नव्वे” come from?
नव्वे (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नवति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnawatíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnawatí, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “नव्वे”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नवति | ninety |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *Hnawatíṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hnawatí | ninety |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥dḱomt | ninety |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |