Where does “शर्म” come from?

शर्म (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian شرم, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬, from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.

शर्म (Hindi): shame; bashfulness, shyness; shame on you; for...

Definitions

  1. shame; bashfulness, shyness; shame on you; for...

Ancestry of “शर्म”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشرم
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭥𐭬
3Avestan𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀sense of shame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo-Every word from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬