Where does “shyə tə̂msǐ” come from?

shyə tə̂msǐ (Ghomálá') comes from Proto-Nguni sí-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “shyə tə̂msǐ”, step by step

shyə tə̂msǐ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni sí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisí-First-person plural object concord; Class 7...
2Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Ghomálá' shyə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ghomálá'shyə—

via Ghomálá' tə́m

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ghomálá'tə́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →Every word from Proto-Nguni sí- →