Where does “nawa-” come from?

nawa- (Indonesian) comes from Malay nawă, from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nawa- (Indonesian): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nawa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaynawăObsolete spelling of nawa
2Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →