Where does “نشان” come from?

نشان (Urdu) comes 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.

نشان (Urdu): mark, impression

Definitions

  1. mark, impression

Ancestry of “نشان”, step by step

نشان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian نِشَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنِشَان—
2Persianنیشانsign, mark
3Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Classical Persian نشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنشان—

Words derived from “نشان”

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