Where does “sami-” come from?
sami- (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sami- (Old High German): half
Ancestry of “sami-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sēmi- | half |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi- | half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |