Where does “پشمک” come from?

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

پشمک (Persian): candy floss

Definitions

  1. candy floss

Ancestry of “پشمک”, step by step

پشمک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پشم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپشمwool; pubic hair
2Proto-Iranianpášmawool
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian pášma →