Where does “nimūdan” come from?
nimūdan (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
Ancestry of “nimūdan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |