Where does “नेक” come from?

नेक (Hindi) 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-.

नेक (Hindi): virtuous, pure, good

Definitions

  1. virtuous, pure, good

Ancestry of “नेक”, 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—

Words derived from “नेक”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ- →