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Where does “бараҳнагӣ” come from?

бараҳнагӣ (Tajik) comes from Persian برهنگی, from Persian برهنه, from Middle Persian blhnk', from Proto-Iranian bagnákah, from Proto-Iranian bagná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

бараҳнагӣ (Tajik): nudity, nakedness

Definitions

  1. nudity, nakedness

Ancestry of “бараҳнагӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرهنگیnudity, nakedness
2Persianبرهنهbare, naked, nude
3Middle Persianblhnk'—
4Proto-Iranianbagnákah—
5Proto-Iranianbagnánaked
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannagnásnaked, nude
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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