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

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)

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