Where does “サマ” come from?

サマ (Ainu) comes from Japanese さま, from Old Japanese さま, from Old Japanese さ.

サマ (Ainu): near of (location)

Definitions

  1. near of (location)

Ancestry of “サマ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseさまa person's appearance; the state or situation of...
2Old Japaneseさま
3Old Japanese
Every word from Old Japanese Every word from Old Japanese さまEvery word from Japanese さま
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