Where does “நான்” come from?

நான் (Tamil) comes from Hindi नान, from Classical Persian نان, from Middle Persian lhma, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.

நான் (Tamil): I; naan bread

Definitions

  1. I; naan bread

Ancestry of “நான்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनानnaan
2Classical Persianنان—
3Middle Persianlhmabread
4Proto-Iraniannagna-—
5Proto-Iranianni—

Words derived from “நான்”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian lhma →