Where does “semi-tatsama” come from?
semi-tatsama (English) comes from English tatsama, from Sanskrit तत्सम, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
semi-tatsama (English): A semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit
Definitions
- A semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit
Ancestry of “semi-tatsama”, step by step
semi-tatsama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tatsama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tatsama | A Sanskrit loanword used in a modern Indo-Aryan... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तत्सम | A Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | same, equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |