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Where does “ni” come from?
ni (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek νῦ, from Phoenician 𐤍.
ni
(Portuguese): nu
Definitions
nu
Ancestry of “ni”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
νῦ
nu, the name for the thirteenth letter Ν, ν of...
2
Phoenician
𐤍
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Words derived from “ni”
nis
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