Where does “ನಿಶಾನೆ” come from?

ನಿಶಾನೆ (Kannada) comes from Classical Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ನಿಶಾನೆ (Kannada): mark, sign

Definitions

  1. mark, sign

Ancestry of “ನಿಶಾನೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنشان—
2Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →