Where does “សាមី” come from?

សាមី (Khmer) comes from Pali sāmin, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

សាមី (Khmer): boss; owner; husband

Definitions

  1. boss; owner; husband

Ancestry of “សាមី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisāminowner
2Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
3Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
4Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →