Where does “ном” come from?

ном (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ном (Ossetian): name; esteem, repute

Definitions

  1. name; esteem, repute

Ancestry of “ном”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnā́maname
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-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 →