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Where does “पश्मीना” come from?

पश्मीना (Hindi) comes from Persian پشمینه, from Persian پشم, from Proto-Iranian pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

पश्मीना (Hindi): pashmina: a kind of cashmere wool; the Cashmere...

Definitions

  1. pashmina: a kind of cashmere wool; the Cashmere...

Ancestry of “पश्मीना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپشمینه—
2Persianپشمwool; pubic hair
3Proto-Iranianpášmawool
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
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