Where does “samainen” come from?

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

samainen (Finnish): (the) same, (the) very same, said, selfsame

Definitions

  1. (the) same, (the) very same, said, selfsame

Ancestry of “samainen”, step by step

samainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sama

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

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “samainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →