Where does “Saminess” come from?
Saminess (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.
Saminess (English): The quality of being Sami
Definitions
- The quality of being Sami
Ancestry of “Saminess”, step by step
Saminess traces back through 3 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 samey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | samey | The same as something else, without variety,... |
| 2 | English | same | Not different or other; not another or others;... |
| 3 | Middle English | same | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |