Where does “firman” come from?

Firman comes from Turkish ferman, from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-European pramaHnam.

firman (English): A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain...

Definitions

  1. A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain...

Ancestry of “firman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfermanfirman, yarligh
2Ottoman Turkishفرمانcommand, order
3Persianفرمانcommand, order; decree, edict; steering wheel
4Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
5Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
6Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
7Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →