Where does “nişan” come from?

nişan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نشان, from Classical Persian نِشَان, from Persian نیشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

nişan (Turkish): sign; mark; target

Definitions

sign; mark; target

Ancestry of “nişan”, step by step

nişan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish نشان

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	نشان	sign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target
2	Classical Persian	نِشَان	—
3	Persian	نیشان	sign, mark
4	Middle Persian	nyšʾn'	mark, sign; banner
5	Proto-Iranian	ni-	down
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ní	down, downwards; in, into
7	Proto-Indo-European	ni	down

via Ottoman Turkish نیسان

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	نیسان	April
2	Arabic	نَيْسَان	April
3	Classical Syriac	ܢܝܣܢ	April
4	Hebrew	נִיסָן	—

Words derived from “nişan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →