Where does “soma” come from?

Soma comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sauma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from the Proto-Indo-European root sewh₂-.

soma (English): The whole axial portion of an animal, including...

Definitions

  1. The whole axial portion of an animal, including...

Ancestry of “soma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “soma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σῶμα →