Where does “nīlag” come from?

nīlag (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

Ancestry of “nīlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-k'—
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah—
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “nīlag”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →
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