Where does “nu” come from?

nu (Pali) comes from Sanskrit नु, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nu (Pali): then, now

Definitions

  1. then, now

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनुnow; at once; now then
2Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Sanskrit नु →
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