Where does “naan” come from?

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

naan (Finnish): naan bread

Definitions

  1. naan bread

Ancestry of “naan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनानnaan
2Classical Persianنان—
3Middle Persianlhmabread
4Proto-Iraniannagna-—
5Proto-Iranianni—
Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian lhma →