Where does “समकोण” come from?

समकोण (Hindi) comes from Hindi सम, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

समकोण (Hindi): right angle; right-angled

Definitions

  1. right angle; right-angled

Ancestry of “समकोण”, step by step

समकोण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमsame; even, equal; homogeneous
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Hindi कोण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकोणangle; corner
2Sanskritकोणa corner, angle; an intermediate point of the...
3Ancient GreekΚρόνοςSaturn; Cronus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →