Where does “نجلۍ” come from?

نجلۍ (Pashto) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

نجلۍ (Pashto): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “نجلۍ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →