Where does “ਗੁਨਾਹ” come from?

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

ਗੁਨਾਹ (Punjabi): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “ਗੁਨਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگناه—
2Pahlaviwināh—
3Proto-Iraniannas-to disappear; to perish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian nas- →Every word from Pahlavi wināh →