Where does “निशानची” come from?

निशानची (Hindi) comes from Hindi निशान, 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.

निशानची (Hindi): standard-bearer

Definitions

  1. standard-bearer

Ancestry of “निशानची”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनिशानmark, impression; flag, standard; vestige,...
2Classical Persianنِشَان—
3Persianنیشانsign, mark
4Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
5Proto-Iranianni-down
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →