Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese নাম, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫, 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.

nam (Naga Pidgin): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseনামname
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀡𑀸𑀫name
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →