Where does “އާސާމު” come from?

އާސާމު (Dhivehi) comes from Hindi आसाम, from English Assam, from Assamese অসম, from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “އާސާމު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआसाम
2EnglishAssamShort for Assam tea: tea from or similar to that...
3Assameseঅসমheterogenous, dissimilar, unequal
4Sanskritअसमunplain
5Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáus
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥sméEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá