Where does “فرمان” come from?
فرمان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian فرمان, from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “فرمان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | فرمان | command, order; decree, edict; steering wheel |
| 2 | Middle Persian | plmʾn' | order, command |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠 | command |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pramaHnam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *meh₁nom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |