Where does “samuus” come from?
samuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samuus (Finnish): sameness
Ancestry of “samuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sama | same |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |