Where does “*Hnawatíṣ” come from?
*Hnawatíṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnawatí, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “*Hnawatíṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hnawatí | ninety |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥dḱomt | ninety |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |