Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Háćmā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō.

Noun

*Háćmā ~ *Háćnas m

1. stone, thunderstone?
2. thunderbolt, sky?

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háśmā
  • Sanskrit: अश्मन् (áśman)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hácmā (see there for further descendants)

References

• Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “áśman-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 61-62