Where does “आसमान” come from?
आसमान (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian آسمان, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
आसमान (Hindi): sky
Ancestry of “आसमान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | آسمان | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “आसमान”