Where does “ਨੇਕੀ” come from?
ਨੇਕੀ (Punjabi) comes from Persian نیکی, from Persian نیک, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah, from Proto-Indo-European neybʰ-.
ਨੇਕੀ (Punjabi): goodness, virtue, righteousness, rectitude, humaneness
Definitions
- goodness, virtue, righteousness, rectitude, humaneness
Ancestry of “ਨੇਕੀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نیکی | goodness, kindness, beneficence |
| 2 | Persian | نیک | good; well |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭪 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | *naibakaʰ | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 10 | Cebuano | -hi | — |