Where does “نومۇس” come from?
نومۇس (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai ناموس, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
نومۇس (Uyghur): honor, reputation, good name
Definitions
- honor, reputation, good name
Ancestry of “نومۇس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagatai | ناموس | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نَامُوس | {{w|namus}} |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |