Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/námas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *némos.

Noun

*námas n

deference, respect, homage

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *námas
- Sanskrit: नमस् (námas)
Iranian: *námah
- Avestan: 𐬥𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬵‎ (nəmah)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: nimêj (nimēž), nivêj (nivēž)
  Central Kurdish: نوێژ‎ (nwēž)
- Old Persian: [Term?]
  - Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭮𐭢𐭣𐭤‎ (ʿsgdh), 𐬥𐬀𐬨𐬁𐬰‎ (namāz)
    - Persian: نماز‎ (namâz) (see there for further descendants)
- Zazaki: nema