Where does “برهنه” come from?

برهنه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian blhnk', from Proto-Iranian bagnákah, from Proto-Iranian bagná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

برهنه (Persian): bare, naked, nude

Definitions

  1. bare, naked, nude

Ancestry of “برهنه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianblhnk'—
2Proto-Iranianbagnákah—
3Proto-Iranianbagnánaked
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannagnásnaked, nude
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “برهنه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagná →