Where does “णव” come from?

णव (Konkani) comes 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.

णव (Konkani): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “णव”, step by step

णव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
3Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀡𑀯𑀫ninth
2Sanskritनवमninth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →