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
Ancestry of “நான்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नान | naan |
| 2 | Classical Persian | نان | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lhma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | nagna- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | ni | — |