Where does “نشانه” come from?

نشانه (Persian) comes from Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نشانه (Persian): sign; symbol; mark

Definitions

  1. sign; symbol; mark

Ancestry of “نشانه”, step by step

نشانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنشانsign, mark; aim, target, butt; medal, order,...
2Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah—
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “نشانه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →