Where does “नव” come from?

नव (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

नव (Sanskrit): new, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...

Definitions

  1. new, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...

Ancestry of “नव”, step by step

नव traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
2Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnáwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHnáwa—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Proto-Indo-Iranian náwas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannáwasnew
2Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “नव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →