Where does “فرمان” come from?
فرمان (Classical Persian) comes from Pahlavi 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗, from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “فرمان”, step by step
فرمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pahlavi 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠 | command |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pramaHnam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *meh₁nom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Middle Persian 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗 | — |