Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian نام, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nam (Crimean Tatar): name, appellation, title

Definitions

  1. name, appellation, title

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامname; reputation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Persian نام →