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Where does “نانوا” come from?

نانوا (Persian) comes from Persian نانبا, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪, from Middle Persian bāg, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

نانوا (Persian): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “نانوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنانبا—
2Middle Persian𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪baker
3Middle Persianbāg—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →