Where does “neke” come from?

neke (Phuthi) comes from Afrikaans nege, from Dutch negen, from Middle Dutch nēgen, from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “neke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansnegenine
2Dutchnegennine; A nine, an instance or representation of...
3Middle Dutchnēgennine
4Old Dutchnigun—
5Proto-Germanicnewunnine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →