Where does “nāma” come from?

nāma (Pali) comes from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

nāma (Pali): name; immaterial factors such as consciousness...

Definitions

  1. name; immaterial factors such as consciousness...

Ancestry of “nāma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “nāma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →