𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪

Middle Persian

Etymology

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

𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪 • (nʿnpʿk /nānbāg/)

  1. baker

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

References
  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
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