Where does “ناو” come from?

ناو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian ناو, from Middle Persian nʾw, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

ناو (Ottoman Turkish): pipe, tube, anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube, anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape

Ancestry of “ناو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناوboat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...
2Middle Persiannʾwship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →