𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *táwxma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táwkma, from Proto-Indo-European *téwk-mn̥ ~ *tuk-méns, from *tewk-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (taoxman), Sanskrit तोक्मन् (tókman).

Noun

𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠 (t-u-m-a taumā)

  1. family
  2. the family unit

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: (/tōhm/, "seed; family")
    Manichaean: 𐫤𐫇𐫍𐫖‎ (twhm), 𐫎𐫇𐫍𐫖‎ (ṯwhm)
    Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (twm)
    • ⇒ Middle Persian: ("family")
      Manichaean: 𐫎𐫇𐫍𐫖𐫃𐫀𐫗‎ pl (ṯwhmgʾn /tōhmagān/)
      Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (twhmk /tōhmag/)
    • Gabri: [Term?] (tūm)
    • → Old Armenian: տոհմ (tohm, “tribe, kin, clan”)
    • → Old Georgian: ტოჰმი (ṭohmi), ტომი (ṭomi)

References
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