Where does “pšmyn'” come from?

pšmyn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “pšmyn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpášmawool
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “pšmyn'”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian pášma →