Where does “نِيشَان” come from?

نِيشَان (Arabic) comes from Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

Ancestry of “نِيشَان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنشانsign, mark; aim, target, butt; medal, order,...
2Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “نِيشَان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →