Where does “سام” come from?

سام (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

سام (Persian): fire; flame; swell, swelling

Definitions

  1. fire; flame; swell, swelling

Ancestry of “سام”, step by step

سام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Arabic سَامّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَامّ—

Words derived from “سام”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás →