Where does “نانکلی” come from?

نانکلی (Persian) comes from Persian نان, from Middle Persian LHMA, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.

Ancestry of “نانکلی”, step by step

نانکلی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنانbread, including the kind called naan in English...
2Middle PersianLHMAbread; food
3Proto-Iraniannagna-—
4Proto-Iranianni—

via Pashto کلی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoکلیvillage
2Urduکلاnail; wedge; peg
3Sanskritकीलelbow; to blow with elbow
Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian LHMA →