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Where does “𐭱𐭥𐭬” come from?

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

Ancestry of “𐭱𐭥𐭬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀sense of shame
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain

Words derived from “𐭱𐭥𐭬”

  • शरमाना
  • शर्म
  • شرم
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- →