Where does “گناه” come from?

گناه (Persian) comes from Pahlavi wināh, from Proto-Iranian nas-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

گناه (Persian): sin; crime, guilt

Definitions

  1. sin; crime, guilt

Ancestry of “گناه”, step by step

گناه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi wināh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviwināh—
2Proto-Iraniannas-to disappear; to perish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Parthian wināh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthianwināh—

Words derived from “گناه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian nas- →Every word from Pahlavi wināh →