Where does “nişanlı” come from?

nişanlı (Turkish) comes from Turkish nişan, 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.

nişanlı (Turkish): engaged; fiancé, fiancée

Definitions

  1. engaged; fiancé, fiancée

Ancestry of “nişanlı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishnişansign; mark; target
2Ottoman Turkishنشانsign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target
3Classical Persianنِشَان—
4Persianنیشانsign, mark
5Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
6Proto-Iranianni-down
7Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
8Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →