Where does “ne” come from?

ne (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نه, from Old Anatolian Turkish نَه, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

ne (Turkish): what; whatever; what, how, such

Definitions

  1. what; whatever; what, how, such

Ancestry of “ne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنهwhat; neither; nor
2Old Anatolian Turkishنَه
3Persianنهnot; no; nine
4Middle Persiannwk'
5Old Persian𐎴𐎺nine
6Proto-IranianHnáwa
7Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “ne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnáwaEvery word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa
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