Where does “navā̃” come from?

navā̃ (Waigali) comes from Proto-Nuristani *napāka, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

navā̃ (Waigali): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “navā̃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*napākagrandson
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannápātsdescendant; grandson
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nápāts →Every word from Proto-Nuristani *napāka →
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