Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “sh₂em-”

59 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — including hymn, hymnal, hymnody, hymnbook, hymnic, hymnology, hymnist, Samaveda.

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English (20)

Latin (6)

Ancient Greek (5)

Italian (4)

Sanskrit (2)

Hungarian (2)

Welsh (2)

Telugu (2)

Old French (2)

German (2)

Danish (1)

French (1)

Czech (1)

Russian (1)

Catalan (1)

Georgian (1)

Romanian (1)

Middle English (1)

Spanish (1)

Proto-Indo-Aryan (1)

Proto-Indo-Iranian (1)

Proto-Indo-European (1)