Where does “سَامِی” come from?

سَامِی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic سامي, from Northern Sami Sápmi, from Proto-Samic sāmē — Sami person.

Ancestry of “سَامِی”, step by step

سَامِی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سامي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicساميSemitic; Semite
2Northern SamiSápmiThe lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
3Proto-SamicsāmēSami person

via Arabic سَامٍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَامٍ
Every word from Proto-Samic sāmē →Every word from Northern Sami Sápmi →Every word from Arabic سامي →