Where does “श्मशान” come from?
श्मशान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit श्मशान, from Sanskrit अश्म, from Sanskrit अश्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
श्मशान (Hindi): crematorium, burning-ghat
Definitions
- crematorium, burning-ghat
Ancestry of “श्मशान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | श्मशान | cemetery; a burial or burning ground; an oblation... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अश्म | sky, contraction of {{m|sa|अश्मन्}} |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अश्मन् | a stone, a rock; a precious stone; any instrument... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háśmā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |