Where does “*Hnāxunah” come from?

*Hnāxunah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́xš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nṓgʰs — nail.

Ancestry of “*Hnāxunah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hnā́xšnail
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́kšnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nṓgʰsnail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nṓgʰs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́kš →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́xš →