Where does “آسمان” come from?

آسمان (Urdu) comes from Persian آسمان, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

آسمان (Urdu): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “آسمان”, step by step

آسمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آسمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآسمانsky; heaven
2Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴sky
3Proto-IranianHácmāsky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Classical Persian آسْمَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآسْمَان—

Words derived from “آسمان”

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