Where does “nəvə” come from?

nəvə (Khalaj) comes from Persian نوه, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nəvə (Khalaj): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “nəvə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنوهgrandchild
2Old Persian𐎴𐎱𐎠grandson
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannápātsdescendant; grandson
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts →Every word from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 →