Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/páćšma

This Proto-Indo-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-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

• Proto-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)
• Proto-Iranian: *pášma (“wool”) (see there for further descendants)