Where does “nəməkdan” come from?

nəməkdan (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian نمکدان, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

nəməkdan (Azerbaijani): salt cellar, salt shaker

Definitions

  1. salt cellar, salt shaker

Ancestry of “nəməkdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکدانsalt cellar, salt shaker
2Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
3Persianدانستنto know
4Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
5Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →