Where does “нан” come from?
нан (Kazakh) comes from Classical Persian نان, from Middle Persian lhma, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.
нан (Kazakh): bread
Ancestry of “нан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | نان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | lhma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | nagna- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | ni | — |