Where does “Samanta” come from?

Samanta (Latvian) comes from Romanian sămânță, from Vulgar Latin sementia, from Latin sēmentis, from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “Samanta”, step by step

Samanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sămânță

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	sămânță	seed
2	Vulgar Latin	sementia	seed
3	Latin	sēmentis	sowing, planting (action or season)
4	Latin	sēmen	seed (of plants)
5	Proto-Indo-European	séh₁mn̥	seed
6	Proto-Indo-European	seh₁-	to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via English Samantha

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Samantha	—
2	English	Samuel	One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
3	Latin	Samuel	Samuel
4	Ancient Greek	Σαμουήλ	Samuel
5	Hebrew	שְׁמוּאֵל	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Latin sēmen →