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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansămânțăseed
2Vulgar Latinsementiaseed
3Latinsēmentis—
4Latinsēmen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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