Where does “آسمان‌خراش” come from?

آسمان‌خراش (Persian) comes from Persian آسمان, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

آسمان‌خراش (Persian): skyscraper (tall building)

Definitions

  1. skyscraper (tall building)

Ancestry of “آسمان‌خراش”, step by step

آسمان‌خراش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آسمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآسمانsky; heaven
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴sky
3Proto-IranianHácmāsky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Persian خراش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخراشscratch
2Persianخراشیدنto scratch, to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →