Where does “daham” come from?

daham (Bavarian) comes from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

daham (Bavarian): at home

Definitions

  1. at home

Ancestry of “daham”, step by step

daham traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian ham-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Middle High German dāheim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandāheim—
2Old High Germandārheime—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →