Where does “new” come from?

new (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

new (Zazaki): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “new”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnáwa
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnáwaEvery word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa