Where does “ئاسمان” come from?

ئاسمان (Uyghur) comes from Proto-Iranian Hácmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ئاسمان (Uyghur): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “ئاسمان”, step by step

ئاسمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian Hácmā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHácmāsky, heaven
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćmāstone; thunderbolt, sky?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Chagatai آسمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiآسمانsky, heavens, firmament
2Classical Persianآسْمَان—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćmā →