An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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  ۱) میخ؛ ۲) ناخن  
1) mix (#); 2) nâxon (#)
Fr.: 1) clou; 2) ongle  

  1. A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

    1. A horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates (OxfordDictionaries.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E. nail(l), nayl(l), O.E. negel “metal pin,” nægl “fingernail;” cf. O.Norse nagl “fingernail,” nagli “metal nail;” O.H.G. nagel, M.Du. naghel, Du. nagel, Ger. Nagel “fingernail, small metal spike;” from PIE root *h3nogh- “nail” (source also of Gk. onyx “claw, fingernail;” L. unguis (Fr. ongle, from diminutive L. ungula) “nail, claw;” Pers. nâxon, as below; Lithuanian naga “hoof,” nagutis “fingernail.”

Etymology (PE): 1) Mix, from Mid.Pers. mêx “peg, nail;” O.Pers. mayūxa- “doorknob;” cf. Skt. mayūkha- “peg for stretching the woof”).

  1. Nâxon “nail;” Mid.Pers. nâxun “nail;” cf. Skt. nakha-; Russ. noga; E. nail, as above.