Where does “نه” come from?

نه (Pashto) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

نه (Pashto): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “نه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnáwa—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa →