Where does “nama” come from?

nama (Malay) comes from Classical Malay nama, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nama (Malay): name; noun

Definitions

  1. name; noun

Ancestry of “nama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaynamaname; noun
2Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nama”

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