Where does “nʾd” come from?
nʾd (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nada, from Proto-Indo-European nedo- — reed.
nʾd (Middle Persian): reed, cane; tube, flute, clarion; pole, perch
Definitions
- reed, cane; tube, flute, clarion; pole, perch
Ancestry of “nʾd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *nada | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nedo- | reed |