Where does “ناچار” come from?

ناچار (Persian) comes from Persian ناـ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

ناچار (Persian): without other choice, constrained

Definitions

  1. without other choice, constrained

Ancestry of “ناچار”, step by step

ناچار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ناـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianناـun-, non-, in
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Persian چار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچارmeans; four

Words derived from “ناچار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Persian ناـ →