Where does “Sameer” come from?

Sameer comes from Arabic سمير, derived from Arabic m-root related to Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-, meaning to hear or listen.

Ancestry of “Sameer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमीरbreeze or gust of wind
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →