Where does “-sama” come from?

-sama (English) comes from Japanese さま, from Old Japanese さま, from Old Japanese さ.

Ancestry of “-sama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseさまa person's appearance; the state or situation of...
2Old Japaneseさま—
3Old Japaneseさ—

Words derived from “-sama”

Every word from Old Japanese さ →Every word from Old Japanese さま →Every word from Japanese さま →