Where does “най” come from?

най (Ukrainian) comes from Romanian nai, from Persian نای, from Persian نی, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠, from Proto-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

най (Ukrainian): may, let expressing a wish

Definitions

  1. may, let expressing a wish

Ancestry of “най”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannaia type of pan flute
2Persianنایreed; reed-pipe; flute, flageolet, fife
3Persianنیreed; cane; straw
4Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
5Proto-Iranianná—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →