Sanskrit शर्मन्

← Old English helma (cognate)

← English helm (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárma (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárma (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (mention)

→ Hindi शर्मा (borrowed)

→ Telugu శర్మ (mention)