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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

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

Words derived from “سَهْم”

  • sehemu
  • саҳм
  • سهم
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