Where does “maasúm” come from?

maasúm (Palula) comes from Urdu مَعْصُوم, from Arabic مَعْصُوم, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

maasúm (Palula): innocent child

Definitions

  1. innocent child

Ancestry of “maasúm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمَعْصُوم
2Arabicمَعْصُومprotected
3Classical Persianجَان
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH
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