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

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “شرم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭱𐭥𐭬—
2Avestan𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀sense of shame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain

Words derived from “شرم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- →Every word from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬 →