Where does “סאמא” come from?
סאמא (Aramaic) comes from Middle Persian (ʾ)sym, from Ancient Greek ἄσημον, from Ancient Greek ἄσημος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
סאמא (Aramaic): silver
Definitions
- silver
Ancestry of “סאמא”, step by step
סאמא traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian (ʾ)sym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | (ʾ)sym | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημον | plate, silver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημος | uncoined, without marks; pure, unmarked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Pahlavi sym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | sym | — |