Where does “さま” come from?

さま (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese さま, from Old Japanese さ.

さま (Japanese): a person's appearance; the state or situation of...

Definitions

  1. a person's appearance; the state or situation of...

Ancestry of “さま”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseさま
2Old Japanese

Words derived from “さま

Every word from Old Japanese Every word from Old Japanese さま
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