Where does “firman” come from?

firman (Malay) comes from Classical Malay firman, from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “firman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayfirman—
2Persianفرمانcommand, order; decree, edict; steering wheel
3Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
4Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
5Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
6Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “firman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →