фӕсм

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páćšma (“hair, bristles”). Akin to Persian پشم (pašm).

Noun

фӕсм • (fæsm)

1. wool

Derived terms

• фӕсмын (fæsmyn)

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press