Where does “نامرد” come from?

نامرد (Persian) comes from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

نامرد (Persian): cowardly, unmanly, dastardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly, unmanly, dastardly

Ancestry of “نامرد”, step by step

نامرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردman; past stem of مردن
2Middle Persianmlt'—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹man, mortal man; human being
4Proto-Iranianmŕ̥tah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmŕ̥tasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Persian ناـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناـun-, non-, in
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “نامرد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas →