Where does “हजार” come from?

हजार (Bhojpuri) comes from Persian هزار, from Middle Persian hcʾl, from Proto-Iranian hajáhram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

हजार (Bhojpuri): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “हजार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهزارthousand
2Middle Persianhcʾlthousand
3Proto-Iranianhajáhramone thousand
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansaȷ́ʰásramone thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-ǵʰéslom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →