Where does “soms” come from?
soms (English) comes from English som, from Persian سوم, from Persian سه, from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
soms (English): plural of som
Ancestry of “soms”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | som | The currency of Uzbekistan; The currency of... |
| 2 | Persian | سوم | third |
| 3 | Persian | سه | API •; three; black |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |