Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/káHmah

This Proto-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-Iranian *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”) +‎ *-mos (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*káHmah m

wish, desire

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀‎ (kāma)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  - Central Kurdish: کام‎ (kām), کاو‎ (kāw)
- Medo-Parthian: *kā́mah
  - → Old Armenian: կամ (kam), կամակ (kamak), կամայ (kamay), ակամայ (akamay)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m /kāma/)
  - Middle Persian: (/kām/)
    Manichaean: 𐫐𐫀𐫖‎ (kʾm)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾm)
    - Persian: کام‎ (kâm)