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

mark, sign

Ancestry of “ನಿಶಾನೆ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	نشان	—
2	Middle Persian	nyšʾn'	mark, sign; banner
3	Proto-Iranian	ni-	down
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ní	down, downwards; in, into
5	Proto-Indo-European	ni	down

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