Where does “کرنا” come from?

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

کرنا (Persian): war-horn

Definitions

  1. war-horn

Ancestry of “کرنا”, step by step

کرنا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنایreed; reed-pipe; flute, flageolet, fife
2Persianنیreed; cane; straw
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
4Proto-Iranianná—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Persian کار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکارwork; deed; occupation, job
2Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →