Where does “برہنہ” come from?

برہنہ (Urdu) comes from Persian برهنه, from Middle Persian blhnk', from Proto-Iranian bagnákah, from Proto-Iranian bagná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

برہنہ (Urdu): nude, naked, unclothed

Definitions

  1. nude, naked, unclothed

Ancestry of “برہنہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرهنهbare, naked, nude
2Middle Persianblhnk'—
3Proto-Iranianbagnákah—
4Proto-Iranianbagnánaked
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannagnásnaked, nude
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bagná →