Where does “نشان” come from?

نشان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian نِشَان, from Persian نیشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نشان (Ottoman Turkish): sign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target

Definitions

  1. sign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target

Ancestry of “نشان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنِشَان—
2Persianنیشانsign, mark
3Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “نشان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →