Where does β€œπ«—π«π«—π«ƒβ€ come from?

𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian niΞΈanga-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nΓ­, from Proto-Indo-European ni β€” down.

𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (Middle Persian): crocodile hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. crocodile hippopotamus

Ancestry of β€œπ«—π«π«—π«ƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianniΞΈanga-β€”
2Proto-Iranianni-down
3Proto-Indo-IraniannΓ­down, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from β€œπ«—π«π«—π«ƒβ€

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nΓ­ β†’Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- β†’