Where does “asicamma” come from?

asicamma (Pali) comes from Pali camma, from Sanskrit चर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

asicamma (Pali): sword and shield

Definitions

  1. sword and shield

Ancestry of “asicamma”, step by step

asicamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali camma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicammahide, skin
2Sanskritचर्मन्skin; pelt
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančármaskin; hide, pelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Pali asi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliasisword; second-person singular present of atthi;...
2Sanskritअसिsword, scimitar, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma →