Where does “شرم” come from?
شرم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬, from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.
شرم (Persian): shame
Ancestry of “شرم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭥𐭬 | — |
| 2 | Avestan | 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 | sense of shame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormo- | suffering, pain |