Where does “نان” come from?

نان (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian lhma, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.

Ancestry of “نان”, step by step

نان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian lhma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianlhmabread
2Proto-Iraniannagna-—
3Proto-Iranianni—

via Pahlavi LHMA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PahlaviLHMA—

Words derived from “نان”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian lhma →