Where does “som” come from?
som (English) comes from Persian سوم, from Persian سه, from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
som (English): The currency of Uzbekistan; The currency of...
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- The currency of Uzbekistan; The currency of...
Ancestry of “som”, step by step
som traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian سوم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سوم | third |
| 2 | Persian | سه | API •; three; black |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Khmer សោម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សោម | Som |
| 2 | Pali | soma | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सोम | relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |
via Kazakh сом
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | сом | solid, dense; pure; som |