Where does “wināh” come from?
wināh (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Iranian nas-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
Ancestry of “wināh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | nas- | to disappear; to perish |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |