Where does “name” come from?

name (Central Malay) comes 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.

name (Central Malay): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “name”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →