Where does “sāmī” come from?

sāmī (Pali) comes from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sāmī (Pali): owner; master; lord

Definitions

  1. owner; master; lord

Ancestry of “sāmī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sāmī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →
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