Where does “अश्मन्” come from?

अश्मन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

अश्मन् (Sanskrit): a stone, a rock; a precious stone; any instrument...

Definitions

  1. a stone, a rock; a precious stone; any instrument...

Ancestry of “अश्मन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHáśmā—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “अश्मन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →