Where does “ní” come from?

ní (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ní (Proto-Indo-Iranian): down, downwards; in, into

Definitions

  1. down, downwards; in, into

Ancestry of “ní”, step by step

ní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ní”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →