Where does “ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ” come from?

ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (Punjabi): mark, sign, trace, indication

Definitions

  1. mark, sign, trace, indication

Ancestry of “ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنشان—
2Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
3Proto-Iranianni-down
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →