Where does “Yama” come from?
Yama comes from Sanskrit यम, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-, a root of unclear original meaning that also produced Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas and Proto-Indo-European yémHos.
Ancestry of “Yama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Alabama | yamá | yes |
| 2 | Mobilian | yamma | — |