Where does “سَهْم” come from?

سَهْم (Arabic) comes from Proto-Iranian θráhma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian trásma, from Proto-Indo-European trés-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

سَهْم (Arabic): part, portion; share

Definitions

  1. part, portion; share

Ancestry of “سَهْم”, step by step

سَهْم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian θráhma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianθráhmaterror
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantrásma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrés-mn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Middle Persian sahm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiansahm—
2Old Persiançahman—

Words derived from “سَهْم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →