Where does “തത്സമം” come from?

തത്സമം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तत्सम, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

തത്സമം (Malayalam): tatsama loans

Definitions

  1. tatsama loans

Ancestry of “തത്സമം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतत्समA Sanskrit learned loanword used in a South Asian language
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →