Where does “برهنهگرا” come from?
برهنهگرا (Persian) comes from Persian برهنه, from Middle Persian blhnk', from Proto-Iranian bagnákah, from Proto-Iranian bagná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
برهنهگرا (Persian): nudist
Definitions
- nudist
Ancestry of “برهنهگرا”, step by step
برهنهگرا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian برهنه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | برهنه | bare, naked, nude |
| 2 | Middle Persian | blhnk' | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | bagnákah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bagná | naked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nagnás | naked, nude |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Persian ـگرا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـگرا | a non-joining suffix that forms nouns, with a meaning roughly equivalent to -ist, that is, one who believes or engages in |