Etymograph

English

pashmak

Pashmak comes from Persian پشمک ‘candy floss’, from پشم ‘wool’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to shear, pluck’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to shear, pluck’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*poḱ-s-mn̥‘hair, whiskers’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*páćšma‘hair, bristles’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*pášma‘wool’reconstructed
  5. Persianc. 900–presentپشمpašm‘wool’
  6. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭪k /⁠-ak⁠/
  7. Persianc. 900–presentـکak
  8. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentپشمکpašmak‘candy floss’
  9. Englishtodaypashmak

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to shear, pluck’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*poḱ-s-mn̥‘hair, whiskers’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*páćšma‘hair, bristles’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*pášma‘wool’reconstructed
  5. Persianc. 900–presentپشمpašm‘wool’
  6. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭪k /⁠-ak⁠/
  7. Persianc. 900–presentـکak
  8. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentپشمکpašmak‘candy floss’
  9. Englishtodaypashmak

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to shear, pluck’

fight, fellow, fee, peculiar, fax, feud, cynical, hound, fawn, poodle, cynic, feu, pec, fain, pecuniary, chenille, 25 more

through Middle Persian 𐭪

lilac, 1 more

Today it means

noun A type of Persian candy floss or cotton candy made from sesame oil and sugar.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / pashmak

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