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
- nominee, candidat, candidature
Ancestry of “namzät”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نامزد | candidate; fiancé, fiancée; nominee |
| 2 | Persian | نام | name; reputation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |