Where does “शाम” come from?

शाम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit श्याम, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós — black, dark.

शाम (Hindi): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “शाम”, step by step

शाम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit श्याम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्यामblack, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁mósblack, dark

via Classical Persian شام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشام—
2Arabicشَام—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós →Every word from Sanskrit श्याम →