Where does “ਨਾਨਬਾਈ” come from?

ਨਾਨਬਾਈ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਬਾਈ, from Sanskrit द्वाविंशति, from Sanskrit विंशति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

ਨਾਨਬਾਈ (Punjabi): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “ਨਾਨਬਾਈ”, step by step

ਨਾਨਬਾਈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਬਾਈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਬਾਈtwenty two
2Sanskritद्वाविंशतिtwenty-two
3Sanskritविंशतिtwenty, a score
4Proto-Indo-AryanHwiHśatítwenty
5Proto-Indo-IranianHwiHćatitwenty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

via Punjabi ਨਾਨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਨਾਨnaan
2Classical Persianنان
3Middle Persianlhmabread
4Proto-Iraniannagna-
5Proto-Iranianni
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwiHćati