Where does “मासूम” come from?

मासूम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مَعْصُوم, from Arabic مَعْصُوم, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

मासूम (Hindi): innocent; dependent, immature

Definitions

  1. innocent; dependent, immature

Ancestry of “मासूम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمَعْصُوم—
2Arabicمَعْصُومprotected
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “मासूम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →