Where does “*nāma” come from?

*nāma (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

*nāma (Proto-Nuristani): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “*nāma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “*nāma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →
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