Where does “નમક” come from?

નમક (Gujarati) comes from Persian نمک, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.

નમક (Gujarati): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “નમક”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکsalt
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐salt
3Proto-Iraniannamadka-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian namadka- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 →Every word from Persian نمک →