Where does “पक्ष्मन्” come from?

पक्ष्मन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

पक्ष्मन् (Sanskrit): eyelash; whisker; hair

Definitions

  1. eyelash; whisker; hair

Ancestry of “पक्ष्मन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “पक्ष्मन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma →