Where does “پشم” come from?

پشم (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

پشم (Persian): wool; pubic hair

Definitions

  1. wool; pubic hair

Ancestry of “پشم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpášmawool
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “پشم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian pášma →