Where does “नाम” come from?

नाम (Angika) comes from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

नाम (Angika): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “नाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma
नाम — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer