Where does “अस्मान” come from?
अस्मान (Nepali) comes from Hindi आसमान, from Classical Persian آسمان, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
अस्मान (Nepali): sky
Ancestry of “अस्मान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | आसमान | sky |
| 2 | Classical Persian | آسمان | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |