Where does “Samic” come from?
Samic (English) comes from English Sámi, from Tamil சாமி, from Pali sāmin, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Samic (English): Of or relating to the Sami languages
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Sami languages
Ancestry of “Samic”, step by step
Samic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sámi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sámi | Alternative spelling of Sami |
| 2 | Tamil | சாமி | God |
| 3 | Pali | sāmin | owner |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्वामिन् | an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |