Where does “اسمان” come from?

اسمان (Burushaski) comes from Urdu آسمان, from Persian آسمان, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

اسمان (Burushaski): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “اسمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآسمانsky
2Persianآسمانsky; heaven
3Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴sky
4Proto-IranianHácmāsky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →