Where does “namzät” come from?

namzät (Tatar) comes from Persian نامزد, from Persian نام, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

namzät (Tatar): nominee, candidat, candidature

Definitions

  1. nominee, candidat, candidature

Ancestry of “namzät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامزدcandidate; fiancé, fiancée; nominee
2Persianنامname; reputation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Persian نام →