Where does “samo” come from?
samo (Pali) comes from Pali sama, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
samo (Pali): masculine nominative singular of sama
Definitions
- masculine nominative singular of sama
Ancestry of “samo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | sama | even, level; like, equal, the same; impartial |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम | same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |