Where does “نواختن” come from?

نواختن (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نواختن (Persian): to caress; to fondle

Definitions

  1. to caress; to fondle

Ancestry of “نواختن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianni-down
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →