Where does “كناه” come from?

كناه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish كناه, from Persian گناه, from Pahlavi wināh, from Proto-Iranian nas-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

كناه (Ottoman Turkish): fault, guilt, blame, the responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing

Definitions

  1. fault, guilt, blame, the responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing

Ancestry of “كناه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishكناه—
2Persianگناهsin; crime, guilt
3Pahlaviwināh—
4Proto-Iraniannas-to disappear; to perish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “كناه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian nas- →Every word from Pahlavi wināh →