Where does “نور” come from?

نور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

نور (Ottoman Turkish): light, the electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye

Definitions

  1. light, the electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye

Ancestry of “نور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
2Classical Persianجَان—
3Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “نور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →