Where does “श्मशान” come from?

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

श्मशान (Sanskrit): cemetery; a burial or burning ground; an oblation...

Definitions

cemetery; a burial or burning ground; an oblation...

Ancestry of “श्मशान”, step by step

श्मशान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अश्म

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	अश्म	sky, contraction of {{m\|sa\|अश्मन्}}
2	Sanskrit	अश्मन्	a stone, a rock; a precious stone; any instrument...
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	Háśmā	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Háćmā	stone; thunderbolt, sky?
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éḱmō	stone
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

via Sanskrit शयन

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	शयन	the act of lying down or sleeping, rest, repose,...
2	Sanskrit	-अन	forms neuter nouns
3	Proto-Indo-European	-nós	Creates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “श्मशान”

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