Where does “नौ” come from?

नौ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

नौ (Sanskrit): ship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...

Definitions

  1. ship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...

Ancestry of “नौ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryannáHuṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “नौ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš →