Where does “sâm” come from?

sâm (Macanese) comes from Portuguese São, from Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

sâm (Macanese): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “sâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSãoforms the titles of male saints whose names begin...
2Old Portuguesesão—
3Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Latin sānus →Every word from Old Portuguese são →