Where does “نم” come from?

نم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

نم (Persian): moisture; humidity; dew

Definitions

  1. moisture; humidity; dew

Ancestry of “نم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭭𐭬—
2Proto-Iranian*nábah—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannábʰascloud, mist moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “نم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas →