Where does “معصوم” come from?

معصوم (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مَعْصُوم, from Arabic مَعْصُوم, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

معصوم (Urdu): innocent

Definitions

  1. innocent

Ancestry of “معصوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمَعْصُوم—
2Arabicمَعْصُومprotected
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →