e-neue̯ n, neun̯ ,̥ enun̯ ̥

    e-neue̯ n, neun̯ ,̥ enun̯ ̥

    English meaning: nine

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “neun”

    Note: Root e-neu̯en, neu̯n̥, enu̯n̥ (*henekʷt-): “nine” was created as a compound of Root neu̯os, - i̯os : “new” + Root ok̂tō(u) : “eight”.

    Material: O.Ind. náva, Av. nava (neu̯ṇ) “9”; Arm. inn (sprich inǝn) “9” (*enu̯ṇ), pl. in(n)unk”; (*Gk. *ἔFνα- through transposition to Gk. *ἔνFα-) Gk. *ἔνFα- in Hom. εἰνά-ετες, -νυχες, böot. ἐνα-κη-δεκάτη, Ion. εἰνα-κόσιοι, Att. ἐνα-κόσιοι; Ord. εἴνατος, Att. Eol. ἔνατος; *ἐνFα also in Hom. ἐννῆμαρ (*ἐνF ἦμαρ) “9 days”; besides *νεFα (*neu̯ṇ) in ἐννέ[F]α (prefixed with ἐν, Schwyzer Gk. 1 591); thereafter became ἐνήκοντα “90” to Ion. Att. ἐνενήκοντα; Thrac. ενεα (v. Blumenthal IF. 51, 115);

    Note: This is wrong etymology. Greek order was reversed Root ok̂tō(u) : “eight” + Root neu̯os, - i̯os : “new” > Gk. *ἔFνα-: εἰνά-ετες. The shift kʷ > p, gʷ > b is a common Gk. phonetic mutatIon. Greek also reflects an Illyr.-Alb. trend as it puts the ordinals and adjectives after the noun while in IE languages the adjective and ordinal precedes the noun. [Phonetically attribute] Alb. nëndë “9” (*neu̯ṇti- “number of nine”, as Slav. devętь “9”, O.N. niund “number 9” and O.Ind. navatí-, Av. navaiti- f. “90”, actually nine of tens);

    Note: Anatolian languages show a pattern similar to Alb. So Lycian aitãta (*ok̂tō(u)ta) “eight” : Alb. teta “eight”; Lycian ñuñtãta “nine” : Alb. nanda “nine”. Therefore Alb. shtata ‘seven” derived from a truncated *sa(p)tata ‘seven” later O.Ind. saptáthaḥ, Av. haptaϑa-, O.S. sivotho, O.E. seofoða , Lith. septiñtas; also O.Ind. saptatí-, Av. haptüiti- 70; in Alb. -ta, -të are attribute endings that were solidified in Anatolian and Indic cognates. The attribute ta (used in the genitive and adjectives) is unique to Alb. language alone. Therefore Alb. teta “eight” is a zero grade of Lycian aitãta (*ok̂tō(u)ta) “eight”. It was initially an ordinal number used as an attribute [compare Lat. octuügintü “80”]. Alb.Tosk nanta, Gheg nanda “ nine “ derived from Lycian ñuñtãta “nine”. Slav. follows Alb. attribute -të [nasalized -ntë; -ndë ending] Lat. novem “ nine “ (-m for -n? after septem, decem); O.Ir. nōi n-, Welsh Corn. naw, Bret. nao (to a s. Pokorny IF. 38, 190 f.); Goth. O.H.G. niun, Run. niu, O.N. nīo “9”, O.S. nigun, O.Fris. ni(u)gun, O.E. niʒon (from *niu̯u̯un);

    Note: This is wrong etymology. Germanic family reflects the compound (*niu̯ktu̯un) from Root neu̯os, -i̯os : “new” + Root ok̂tō(u) : “eight”. Lith. devynì, Ltv. devińi (n- still in ordinals O.Pruss. newīnts), O.C.S. devętь “ nine “ (dbecomes steady probably through dissimilation against auslaut n and through influence of the 10; Berneker 189);

    Note: O.C.S. devętь “ nine “ derived from Lycian ñuñtãta “nine” the same as Alb.Tosk nanta, Gheg nanda “ nine “ [common Alb.-Illyr. n > nd > d phonetic mutation]. Toch. AB ñu “ nine “. ordinals: *neu̯eno- in Lat. nōnus; introduced after the 7 and 10 m instead of n Umbr. nuvime “ the ninth “, O.Ind. navamá-, Av. naoma-, O.Pers. navama-; O.Ir. nōmad, Welsh nawfed (*neu̯m̥-eto-); -to-formation also Gk. εἴνατος, ἔνατος (*enu̯ṇ-to-); Goth. niunda, O.H.G. niunto, O.N. nionde, O.S. nigundo, niguðo , O.Fris. niugunda, O.E. niʒoða; Lith. deviñtas, O.Pruss. newīnts, O.C.S. devętъ; Toch. В ñunte, oblique of ñuñce.

    Note: Ordinals in IE are built according to Illyr. pattern; Alb. -ta adjective formant: Alb.Tosk nanta, Gheg nanda “ nine “ : Lycian ñuñtãta “nine” One assumes connection with *neu̯o- “new”, because a new countable segment has begun with 9, while the binary form from *ok̂tṓu “8” points to a 4-calculation system.

    References: WP. I 128, Feist 378 f., Schwyzer Gk. I 590 f.