Where does “namuslu” come from?

namuslu (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani namus, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

namuslu (Azerbaijani): honorable, honest, respectable; having his/her honor intact

Definitions

  1. honorable, honest, respectable; having his/her honor intact

Ancestry of “namuslu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaninamushonor; namus
2Arabicنَامُوس{{w|namus}}
3Classical Syriacܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ—
4Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
5Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European némos →Every word from Ancient Greek νέμω →