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...
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- A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain...
Ancestry of “firman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | ferman | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فرمان | — |
| 3 | Persian | فرمان | command, order; decree, edict; steering wheel |
| 4 | Middle Persian | plmʾn' | order, command |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠 | command |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pramaHnam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *meh₁nom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |