Where does “nyw” come from?

nyw (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

nyw (Middle Persian): good, brave, valiant

Definitions

  1. good, brave, valiant

Ancestry of “nyw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎴𐎡𐎲—
2Proto-Iraniannaybahblessed, fortunate
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannaybʰah—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneybʰ-blessed, holy, fortunate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
6Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “nyw”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ- →