Where does “нарды” come from?
нарды (Russian) comes from Georgian ნარდი, from Persian نرد, from Persian نردشیر, from Middle Persian nywʾlthšyl, from Middle Persian nyw, from Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎲, from Proto-Iranian naybah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naybʰah.
нарды (Russian): backgammon; nominative/accusative plural of нард
Definitions
- backgammon; nominative/accusative plural of нард
Ancestry of “нарды”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ნარდი | backgammon; spikenard; A job that is taken upon... |
| 2 | Persian | نرد | backgammon |
| 3 | Persian | نردشیر | backgammon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | nywʾlthšyl | backgammon |
| 5 | Middle Persian | nyw | good, brave, valiant |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎡𐎲 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | naybah | blessed, fortunate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | naybʰah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neybʰ- | blessed, holy, fortunate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |