Where does “neh” come from?
neh (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
neh (Kurdish): nine
Ancestry of “neh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hnáwa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnáwa | nine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |