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
Ancestry of “نانوا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | نانبا | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪 | baker |
| 3 | Middle Persian | bāg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |