Where does “np” come from?

np (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

np (Middle Persian): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “np”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎴𐎱𐎠grandson
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannápātsdescendant; grandson
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts →Every word from Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 →