Where does “نمك” come from?
نمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نمک, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.
نمك (Ottoman Turkish): salt
Ancestry of “نمك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نمک | salt |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | namadka- | — |