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
Ancestry of “نیو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | nyw | good, brave, valiant |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 7 | Cebuano | -hi | — |