Where does “نای” come from?

نای (Persian) comes from Persian نی, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠, from Proto-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

نای (Persian): reed; reed-pipe; flute, flageolet, fife

Definitions

  1. reed; reed-pipe; flute, flageolet, fife

Ancestry of “نای”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیreed; cane; straw
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
3Proto-Iranianná—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “نای”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →