Where does “نی” come from?

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

نی (Persian): reed; cane; straw

Definitions

  1. reed; cane; straw

Ancestry of “نی”, step by step

نی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠

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

via Middle Persian nʾd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannʾdreed, cane; tube, flute, clarion; pole, perch
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*nada—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannedo-reed

Words derived from “نی”

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