Where does “nahoón” come from?
nahoón (Kohistani Shina) comes from Sanskrit नाशयति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nāśáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćáyati, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nahoón (Kohistani Shina): to lose
Definitions
- to lose
Ancestry of “nahoón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नाशयति | causative of नश्यति |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nāśáyati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nāćáyati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱ-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |