Where does “নামনি” come from?

নামনি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit नम्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian namrás, from Proto-Indo-European nm̥rós.

নামনি (Assamese): lower part, downstream

Definitions

  1. lower part, downstream

Ancestry of “নামনি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनम्रhumble, submissive, polite, reverential; curved,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannamrássubmissive, humble
3Proto-Indo-Europeannm̥rós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nm̥rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian namrás →Every word from Sanskrit नम्र →
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