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Where does “soma” come from?

soma (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic soma, from Proto-Germanic sōmiz, from Proto-Germanic samaną, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

soma (Finnish): pretty; cute, sweet

Definitions

  1. pretty; cute, sweet

Ancestry of “soma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoma—
2Proto-Germanicsōmizseemly, suitable, compatible
3Proto-Germanicsamaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “soma”

  • somiste
  • somistaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →