Where does “məsumluq” come from?

məsumluq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani məsum, from Arabic مَعْصُوم, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

məsumluq (Azerbaijani): innocence, guiltlessness

Definitions

  1. innocence, guiltlessness

Ancestry of “məsumluq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniməsuminnocent, naïve
2Arabicمَعْصُومprotected
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →