Where does “سنگ” come from?
سنگ (Kermanic) comes from Old Median asangáh, from Proto-Iranian Hacangáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
سنگ (Kermanic): stone
Ancestry of “سنگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Median | asangáh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hacangáh | stone, rock; weight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |