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Where does “hʾm” come from?

hʾm (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

hʾm (Middle Persian): crude, raw

Definitions

  1. crude, raw

Ancestry of “hʾm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “hʾm”

  • ham
  • خام
  • خام
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