Where does “निशान” come from?

निशान (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian نِشَان, from Persian نیشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निशान (Hindi): mark, impression; flag, standard; vestige,...

Definitions

  1. mark, impression; flag, standard; vestige,...

Ancestry of “निशान”, step by step

निशान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian نِشَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنِشَان—
2Persianنیشانsign, mark
3Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Classical Persian نشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنشان—

Words derived from “निशान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →