Where does “نوروز” come from?

نوروز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian nwklwc, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩, from Proto-Iranian náwah, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

Ancestry of “نوروز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersiannwklwcNew Year's day
2Middle Persian𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩new, recent
3Proto-Iraniannáwahnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “نوروز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →