Where does “peşmi” come from?

peşmi (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peşmi (Zazaki): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “peşmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpášmawool
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćšmafine hair, bristles; wool, fleece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian pášma →