Where does “*nuwa” come from?

*nuwa (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “*nuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “*nuwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →
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