Where does “नौवहन” come from?

नौवहन (Hindi) comes from Hindi नौ, from Classical Persian نو.

नौवहन (Hindi): navigation, shipping, maritime transport

Definitions

  1. navigation, shipping, maritime transport

Ancestry of “नौवहन”, step by step

नौवहन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi नौ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनौnine
2Classical Persianنو—

via Hindi वहन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवहनcarrying, bearing, conveying
2Sanskritवहन—
Every word from Classical Persian نو →Every word from Hindi नौ →