Where does “sām” come from?

sām (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

Ancestry of “sām”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	saum	stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
2	Late Latin	sauma	packsaddle; burden saddle, burden
3	Latin	sagma	saddle
4	Ancient Greek	σάγμα	A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
5	Ancient Greek	σάττω	to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	twenk-	to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “sām”

Soom

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