Where does “nawáw” come from?

nawáw (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit नपात्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nawáw (Kalasha): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “nawáw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनपात्descendant, offspring, son; grandson; name of one...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannápātsdescendant; grandson
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts →Every word from Sanskrit नपात् →