nëvã

Waigali

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *napāká, *napākká (whence Ashkun nëvā́, Kamkata-viri navó, nëvók, Prasuni nëvë́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *napātkás, diminutive of *nápāts (whence Sanskrit स्वसृ (nápāt), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝‎ (napāt̰), Persian نوه‎ (nave)), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (whence Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós, “first cousin”), Latin nepōs, Old Church Slavonic нетии (netij), English neve).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɘʋã́/

Noun

nëvã

  1. grandson
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