Where does “nišan” come from?

nišan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نشان, from Classical Persian نِشَان, from Persian نیشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

nišan (Serbo-Croatian): target; aim, gunpoint; mark

Definitions

  1. target; aim, gunpoint; mark

Ancestry of “nišan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنشانsign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target
2Classical Persianنِشَان—
3Persianنیشانsign, mark
4Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
5Proto-Iranianni-down
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →