Where does “નમક” come from?
નમક (Gujarati) comes from Persian نمک, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.
નમક (Gujarati): salt
Ancestry of “નમક”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نمک | salt |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | namadka- | — |