Where does “samā” come from?
samā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samā (Pali): year; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
Definitions
- year; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
Ancestry of “samā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |