Where does “ناۋاي” come from?

ناۋاي (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai نانوای, from Persian نانوا, from Persian نانبا, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪, from Middle Persian bāg, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

ناۋاي (Uyghur): baker, seller of bread

Definitions

  1. baker, seller of bread

Ancestry of “ناۋاي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiنانوای—
2Persianنانواbaker
3Persianنانبا—
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪baker
5Middle Persianbāg—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Middle Persian bāg →