Where does “نيشان” come from?

نيشان (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic نِيشَان, from Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نيشان (Moroccan Arabic): straight

Definitions

  1. straight

Ancestry of “نيشان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنِيشَان—
2Persianنشانsign, mark; aim, target, butt; medal, order,...
3Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →