Where does “نام نہاد” come from?

نام نہاد (Urdu) comes from Urdu نام, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

نام نہاد (Urdu): so-called, assumed

Definitions

  1. so-called, assumed

Ancestry of “نام نہاد”, step by step

نام نہاد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu نام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنامname
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀡𑀸𑀫name
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Urdu نہاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنہادdisposition, nature
2Classical Persianنِهَاد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →