Where does “സാമി” come from?

സാമി (Malayalam) comes from English Sámi, from Tamil சாமி, from Pali sāmin, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

സാമി (Malayalam): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “സാമി”, step by step

സാമി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sámi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSámiAlternative spelling of Sami
2TamilசாமிGod
3Palisāminowner
4Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
5Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
6Proto-Indo-Aryanswá
7Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀫
2Sanskritअस्मिpresent active first-person singular of अस्ति
3Proto-Indo-AryanHásmifirst-person singular present indicative of *Has-
4Proto-Indo-IranianHásmifirst-person singular present indicative of *Has-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá