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𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From nʾn' (nān, bread) +‎ pʿk (bāg, cooker), the latter component from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (to cook).[1]

Attested in a 3rd-century inscription in Dura-Europos.[2]

Noun

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𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪 (nʿnpʿk /nānbāg/)

  1. baker

Descendants

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  • Persian: نانبا (nânbâ), نانوا (nânvâ)

References

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  1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2015) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 420
  2. ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dura-europos