Where does “sami” come from?

sami (Malay) comes from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sami (Malay): Buddhist monk or priest

Definitions

  1. Buddhist monk or priest

Ancestry of “sami”, step by step

sami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali sāmī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisāmīowner; master; lord
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

via Arabic سَامٍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَامٍ

Words derived from “sami”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →