Where does “नो” come from?

नो (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

नो (Sanskrit): and not; not

Definitions

  1. and not; not

Ancestry of “नो”, step by step

नो traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*r/g-na—

Words derived from “नो”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →