Where does “saham” come from?
saham (Indonesian) comes from Arabic سَهْم, from Proto-Iranian θráhma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian trásma, from Proto-Indo-European trés-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
saham (Indonesian): stock, the capital raised by a company through the issue of shares
Definitions
- stock, the capital raised by a company through the issue of shares
Ancestry of “saham”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَهْم | part, portion; share |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | θráhma | terror |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | trásma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trés-mn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |