Where does “ásmən” come from?
ásmən (Old Median) comes from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
ásmən (Old Median): sky; stone
Ancestry of “ásmən”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hácmā | sky, heaven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |