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

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “günah”, step by step

günah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish گناه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگناهsin
2Classical Persianگناه—
3Pahlaviwināh—
4Proto-Iraniannas-to disappear; to perish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Classical Persian گُنَاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگُنَاه—

Words derived from “günah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian nas- →Every word from Pahlavi wināh →