Where does “nwklwc” come from?

nwklwc (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩, from Proto-Iranian náwah, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nwklwc (Middle Persian): New Year's day

Definitions

  1. New Year's day

Ancestry of “nwklwc”, step by step

nwklwc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩new, recent
2Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
2Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
3Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
4Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “nwklwc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →