Where does “نامیدن” come from?

نامیدن (Persian) comes from Persian نام, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

نامیدن (Persian): to name

Definitions

  1. to name

Ancestry of “نامیدن”, step by step

نامیدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامname; reputation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Persian ـیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیدنForms regular verbal infinitives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Persian نام →