Where does “نام” come from?

نام (Uyghur) comes from Persian نام, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

نام (Uyghur): name, title

Definitions

  1. name, title

Ancestry of “نام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامname; reputation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Persian نام →