Where does “نمک‌گیر” come from?

نمک‌گیر (Persian) comes from Persian نمک, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐, from Proto-Iranian namadka-.

نمک‌گیر (Persian): guest or client; someone obligated by having received hospitality or patronage

Definitions

  1. guest or client; someone obligated by having received hospitality or patronage

Ancestry of “نمک‌گیر”, step by step

نمک‌گیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نمک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکsalt
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐salt
3Proto-Iraniannamadka-

via Persian گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan
Every word from Proto-Iranian namadka-