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Where does “नेकी” come from?

नेकी (Hindi) comes from Persian نیکی, 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-.

नेकी (Hindi): virtue

Definitions

  1. virtue

Ancestry of “नेकी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیکی—
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—
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