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Where does “برهنگی” come from?

برهنگی (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.

برهنگی (Persian): nudity, nakedness

Definitions

  1. nudity, nakedness

Ancestry of “برهنگی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرهنهbare, naked, nude
2Middle Persianblhnk'—
3Proto-Iranianbagnákah—
4Proto-Iranianbagnánaked
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannagnásnaked, nude
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →