Where does “نقشه” come from?
نقشه (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
نقشه (Persian): map; plan; model
Definitions
- map; plan; model
Ancestry of “نقشه”, step by step
نقشه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Arabic نقش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نقش | to emboss; to extract, to draw out, to pull out;... |
| 2 | Arabic | نَقْش | — |
via Ancient Greek Νάξος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Νάξος | Naxos |