Where does “समलैंगिकता” come from?

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

समलैंगिकता (Hindi): homosexuality

Definitions

  1. homosexuality

Ancestry of “समलैंगिकता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमलैंगिकhomosexual, gay; homosexual, gay person
2Hindiसमsame; even, equal; homogeneous
3Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →