Where does “ناخن” come from?

ناخن (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ناخن (Persian): nail, fingernail

Definitions

  1. nail, fingernail

Ancestry of “ناخن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →