Where does “نانوای” come from?

نانوای (Chagatai) comes from Persian نانوا, from Persian نانبا, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪, from Middle Persian bāg, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “نانوای”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنانواbaker
2Persianنانبا—
3Middle Persian𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪baker
4Middle Persianbāg—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “نانوای”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Middle Persian bāg →