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Where does “tatsama” come from?

tatsama (English) comes from Sanskrit तत्सम, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

tatsama (English): A Sanskrit loanword used in a modern Indo-Aryan...

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  1. A Sanskrit loanword used in a modern Indo-Aryan...

Ancestry of “tatsama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतत्सम—
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHás—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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