Where does “आसाम” come from?

आसाम (Marathi) comes from English Assam, from Assamese অসম, from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “आसाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAssamShort for Assam tea: tea from or similar to that...
2Assameseঅসমheterogenous, dissimilar, unequal
3Sanskritअसमunplain
4Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáus
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “आसाम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá →