Where does “निशानेबाज़ी” come from?

निशानेबाज़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi निशाना, from Persian نشانه, from Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निशानेबाज़ी (Hindi): archery

Definitions

  1. archery

Ancestry of “निशानेबाज़ी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनिशानाaim, target
2Persianنشانهsign; symbol; mark
3Persianنشانsign, mark; aim, target, butt; medal, order,...
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- →