Where does “नेकदिल” come from?

नेकदिल (Hindi) comes from Hindi नेक, 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-.

नेकदिल (Hindi): sincere, heartfelt of a person

Definitions

  1. sincere, heartfelt of a person

Ancestry of “नेकदिल”, step by step

नेकदिल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi नेक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनेकvirtuous, pure, good
2Persianنیکgood; well
3Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭪
4Old Persian*naibakaʰ
5Old Persian𐎴𐎡𐎲
6Proto-Iraniannaybahblessed, fortunate
7Proto-Indo-Iraniannaybʰah
8Proto-Indo-Europeanneybʰ-blessed, holy, fortunate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
10Cebuano-hi

via Hindi दिल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदिलheart; mind; soul
2Classical Persianدل
Every word from Cebuano -hiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ney-Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-
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