Where does “نان” come from?

نان (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian نان, from Middle Persian lhma, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.

نان (Punjabi): naan

Definitions

  1. naan

Ancestry of “نان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنان—
2Middle Persianlhmabread
3Proto-Iraniannagna-—
4Proto-Iranianni—
Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian lhma →