Where does “nu” come from?

nu (Waigali) comes from Proto-Nuristani *nuwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nu (Waigali): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*nuwa—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Nuristani *nuwa →