Where does “شبنم” come from?

شبنم (Persian) comes from Persian نم, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

شبنم (Persian): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “شبنم”, step by step

شبنم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمmoisture; humidity; dew
2Middle Persian𐭭𐭬—
3Proto-Iranian*nábah—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannábʰascloud, mist moisture
5Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Persian شب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشبnight; evening
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
3Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “شبنم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas →