Where does “समलैंगिक” come from?

समलैंगिक (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.

समलैंगिक (Hindi): homosexual, gay; homosexual, gay person

Definitions

  1. homosexual, gay; homosexual, gay person

Ancestry of “समलैंगिक”, step by step

समलैंगिक 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 लैंगिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलैंगिकsexual; phallic
2Sanskritलैङ्गिकbased upon a characteristic mark or evidence or...
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “समलैंगिक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →