Where does “ناو” come from?

ناو (Persian) comes 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 (Persian): boat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...

Definitions

  1. boat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...

Ancestry of “ناو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannʾwship
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “ناو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →