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
- what; whatever; what, how, such
Ancestry of “ne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نه | what; neither; nor |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | نَه | — |
| 3 | Persian | نه | not; no; nine |
| 4 | Middle Persian | nwk' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎺 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hnáwa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnáwa | nine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |