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Where does “Hácmā” come from?

Hácmā (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Hácmā (Proto-Iranian): sky, heaven

Definitions

  1. sky, heaven

Ancestry of “Hácmā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Hácmā”

  • ásmən
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