Where does “andām” come from?
andām (Middle Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian hamdaHma, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “andām”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | hamdaHma | member, limb |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |