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
- a stone, a rock; a precious stone; any instrument...
Ancestry of “अश्मन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háśmā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćmā | stone; thunderbolt, sky? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “अश्मन्”