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
Ancestry of “برهنه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | blhnk' | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | bagnákah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | bagná | naked |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nagnás | naked, nude |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |