Where does “naybah” come from?
naybah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
naybah (Proto-Iranian): blessed, fortunate
Ancestry of “naybah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 4 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
Words derived from “naybah”