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
Ancestry of “ном”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |