Where does “نیو” come from?

نیو (Persian) comes from Middle Persian nyw, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

نیو (Persian): brave, valiant

Definitions

  1. brave, valiant

Ancestry of “نیو”, step by step

نیو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian nyw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannywgood, brave, valiant
2Old Persian𐎴𐎡𐎲—
3Proto-Iraniannaybahblessed, fortunate
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannaybʰah—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneybʰ-blessed, holy, fortunate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
7Cebuano-hi—

via Proto-Iranian *náymah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*náymahhalf
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*náymashalf
Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ- →