Where does “আসমান” come from?

আসমান (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian آسمان, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

আসমান (Bengali): sky; firmament

Definitions

  1. sky; firmament

Ancestry of “আসমান”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآسمان—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “আসমান”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →