Where does “ñu” come from?

ñu (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

ñu (Tocharian A): nine; new

Definitions

  1. nine; new

Ancestry of “ñu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianñäwänine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Tocharian ñäwä →
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