Where does “کماشیر” come from?

کماشیر (Persian) comes from Persian کما, from French coma, from Latin coma, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

کماشیر (Persian): an opopanax-like gum from a certain umbelliferous plant

Definitions

  1. an opopanax-like gum from a certain umbelliferous plant

Ancestry of “کماشیر”, step by step

کماشیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کما

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکماcoma, a prolonged state of unconsciousness
2Frenchcomacoma state of unconsciousness
3LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for

via Persian شیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیرlion; faucet, tap; milk
2Middle Persianšyl—
3Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
4Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Latin coma →