Where does “čhom” come from?

čhom (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit क्षम्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

čhom (Kalasha): earth; floor, ground

Definitions

  1. earth; floor, ground

Ancestry of “čhom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षम्ground, earth; to submit; endure, suffer; pardon,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →