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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/páćšma

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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 *póḱ-s-mn̥ (“that which is shorn”), from *peḱ- (“to shear, to pluck”) +‎ *-mn̥ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*páćšma n

  1. fine hair, bristles
  2. wool, fleece

Descendants
  • Indo-Aryan: *páṭṣma (“eyelash”)
    • Sanskrit: पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman), पक्ष्म (pákṣma, nom.sg.)
      • Marathi: पापणी (pāpṇī)
      • Pali: pamha, pakhuma
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀫𑁆𑀳 (pamha)
  • Iranian: *pášma (“wool”) (see there for further descendants)
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