Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hnáwa

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

**Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : *Hnáwa

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

*Hnáwa

nine

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hnáwa
- Sanskrit: नवन् (návan) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Iranian: *Hnáwa
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (nauua)
- Northeastern Iranian:
  - Sogdian: [script needed] (naw(a))
  - Yagnobi: нав (naw)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Baluchi: نو (no)
  - Kurdish:
    - Central Kurdish: نۆ (no)
    - Northern Kurdish: neh
  - Zazaki: new
- Southeastern Iranian:
  - Pashto: نه (në, ni)
  - Parachi: nō
  - Shughni: нов̌ (nōw)
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Old Persian: 𐎴𐎺 (n-v /⁠nava⁠/) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Nuristani: *núwa
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: nú
    
    Kativiri: nú
  - Prasuni: nu
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: nó
  - Tregami: nṹ
  - Waigali: nu