Where does “نەي” come from?

نەي (Uyghur) comes from Persian نی, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭠, from Proto-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

نەي (Uyghur): ney

Definitions

  1. ney

Ancestry of “نەي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیreed; cane; straw
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
3Proto-Iranianná—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “نەي”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Proto-Iranian ná →
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