Where does “niisama” come from?

niisama (Estonian) comes from Estonian sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

niisama (Estonian): just like that; for no reason

Definitions

  1. just like that; for no reason

Ancestry of “niisama”, step by step

niisama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansamasame
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Estonian nii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianniisuch, so; so, this way
2Estonianneedthese, they
3Proto-Finnicnekthose medial?
4Proto-Uralicne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →