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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

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

Words derived from “nwklwc”

  • نوروز
  • Науруз
  • نورۇز
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