Where does “নূর” come from?
নূর (Bengali) comes from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
নূর (Bengali): light; splendour
Definitions
- light; splendour