Where does “soma” come from?
soma (Italian) comes from English Soma, from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.
soma (Italian): the load borne by a pack animal; the measure of...
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- the load borne by a pack animal; the measure of...
Ancestry of “soma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Soma | The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सोम | relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |