Where does “notun” come from?

notun (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese নতুন, from Sanskrit नूतन, from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

notun (Naga Pidgin): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “notun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseনতুনnew
2Sanskritनूतनcurrent, modern; new, fresh, novel, young
3Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →
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