Where does “niδān” come from?
niδān (Parthian) comes from Proto-Iranian ni-dāna-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
Ancestry of “niδān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | ni-dāna- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “niδān”