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Where does “نمک” come from?
نمک (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.
نمک
(Persian): salt
Definitions
salt
Ancestry of “نمک”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐
salt
2
Proto-Iranian
namadka-
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Words derived from “نمک”
નમક
نمکدان
نمکین
نمك
خوشنمک
نمکگیر
nəməkdan
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