Where does “nia” come from?

nia (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nia (Swedish): nine; the digit "9"; ninth-grader; pupil in the...

Definitions

  1. nine; the digit "9"; ninth-grader; pupil in the...

Ancestry of “nia”, step by step

nia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishniyou
2Old SwedishI—
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →