Where does “فرمان” come from?

فرمان (Persian) comes from Middle Persian plmʾn', from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

فرمان (Persian): command, order; decree, edict; steering wheel

Definitions

  1. command, order; decree, edict; steering wheel

Ancestry of “فرمان”, step by step

فرمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian plmʾn'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianplmʾn'order, command
2Old Persian𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠command
3Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam
4Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Pahlavi 𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐫜𐫡𐫖𐫀𐫗

Words derived from “فرمان

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam