Where does “pêşnav” come from?

pêşnav (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish nav, from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

pêşnav (Kurdish): first name

Definitions

first name

Ancestry of “pêşnav”, step by step

pêşnav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish nav

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Northern Kurdish	nav	name
2	Proto-Iranian	Hnā́ma	name
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hnā́ma	name
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

via Northern Kurdish pêş

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Northern Kurdish	pêş	front
2	Classical Persian	پیش	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →