Where does “நௌ” come from?

நௌ (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit नौ, 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.

நௌ (Tamil): the alphasyllabic combination of

Definitions

  1. the alphasyllabic combination of

Ancestry of “நௌ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनौship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...
2Proto-Indo-AryannáHuṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš →