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Where does “nwk'” come from?

nwk' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “nwk'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎴𐎺—
2Proto-IranianHnáwa—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →