Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/pášma

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *páćšma, from Proto-Indo-European *póḱ-s-mn̥, from *peḱ- (“to shear, to pluck”) +‎ *-mn̥ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*pášma n

1. wool

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥 (pašman), 𐬞𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀 (pašma, nom.sg.)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Bactrian: παμανο (pamano)
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (pe'ma)
  • Ossetian: фӕсм (fæsm)
• Northwestern Iranian
  • Gurani: پەژم (pažm)
  • Zazaki: peşmi
  • Talysh: paşmə
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: [script needed] (*pašma)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (pašm)
      • Classical Persian: پشم (pašm)
        • Iranian Persian: پشم (pašm)
        • Tajik: пашм (pašm)
        • → Bengali: পশম (pośom)
        • → Hindi: पश्म (paśm)