Where does “Navoiy” come from?

Navoiy (Uzbek) comes from Classical Persian نَوَائِی, from Persian نوا, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Navoiy (Uzbek): Nava'i: pen-name of

Definitions

  1. Nava'i: pen-name of

Ancestry of “Navoiy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنَوَائِی
2PersianنواThe name of a mode in Persian classical music;...
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی