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

fine hair, bristles
wool, fleece

Descendants

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