Where does “خوش‌نمک” come from?

خوش‌نمک (Persian) comes from Persian نمک, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.

خوش‌نمک (Persian): slightly salty, especially when it makes the food tasty

Definitions

  1. slightly salty, especially when it makes the food tasty

Ancestry of “خوش‌نمک”, step by step

خوش‌نمک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نمک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکsalt
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐salt
3Proto-Iraniannamadka-—

via Persian خوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوشhappy; pleasant
2Middle Persianxwš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian namadka- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 →Every word from Persian نمک →