Where does “असामी” come from?

असामी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian اَسَامِی, from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

असामी (Hindi): names, appellations, designations

Definitions

  1. names, appellations, designations

Ancestry of “असामी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَسَامِی—
2Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →