Where does “নাম” come from?
নাম (Bengali) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫, 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.
নাম (Bengali): name
Ancestry of “নাম”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀡𑀸𑀫 | name |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नामन् | name, personal name, appellation; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnā́ma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |