Where does “âsmân” come from?

âsmân (Khalaj) comes from Persian آسمان, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

âsmân (Khalaj): sky, heaven

Definitions

  1. sky, heaven

Ancestry of “âsmân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآسمانsky; heaven
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴sky
3Proto-IranianHácmāsky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →