Where does “𐎴𐎡𐎲” come from?
𐎴𐎡𐎲 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
Ancestry of “𐎴𐎡𐎲”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 5 | Cebuano | -hi | — |