Where does “اسمان” come from?

اسمان (Pashto) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

اسمان (Pashto): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “اسمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →