Where does “günah” come from?
günah (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish گناه, from Classical Persian گناه, from Pahlavi wināh, from Proto-Iranian nas-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
günah (Turkish): sin
Ancestry of “günah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | گناه | sin |
| 2 | Classical Persian | گناه | — |
| 3 | Pahlavi | wināh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | nas- | to disappear; to perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |