Where does “نیک” come from?

نیک (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, 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.

نیک (Persian): good; well

Definitions

  1. good; well

Ancestry of “نیک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭪—
2Old Persian*naibakaʰ—
3Old Persian𐎴𐎡𐎲—
4Proto-Iraniannaybahblessed, fortunate
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannaybʰah—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneybʰ-blessed, holy, fortunate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
8Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “نیک”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ- →