Where does “نان” come from?
نان (Persian) comes from Middle Persian LHMA, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.
نان (Persian): bread, including the kind called naan in English...
Definitions
- bread, including the kind called naan in English...
Ancestry of “نان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | LHMA | bread; food |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | nagna- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ni | — |