Etymology

Nepali

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Today it means: Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language. Full definition →

Urdu ـی (-ī) ← Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ← Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
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  1. EnglishNepal
  2. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  3. Hebrew־י (-i)
  4. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  5. Middle Persianig
  6. Persianـی (-ī)
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  8. Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
  9. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
  10. Urduـی (-ī)
  11. English todayNepali

From Nepal + -i.

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