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
- mark, impression; flag, standard; vestige,...
Ancestry of “निशान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | نِشَان | — |
| 2 | Persian | نیشان | sign, mark |
| 3 | Middle Persian | nyšʾn' | mark, sign; banner |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |