Where does “نافرمان” come from?

نافرمان (Persian) comes from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

نافرمان (Persian): unruly

Definitions

  1. unruly

Ancestry of “نافرمان”, step by step

نافرمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian فرمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرمانcommand, order; decree, edict; steering wheel
2Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
3Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
4Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
5Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Persian ناـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناـun-, non-, in
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →