Where does “همدم” come from?

همدم (Persian) comes from Persian هم, from Middle Persian hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

همدم (Persian): companion; intimate friend

Definitions

  1. companion; intimate friend

Ancestry of “همدم”, step by step

همدم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهمalso, too; similarly
2Middle Persianhmsame, similar
3Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
4Proto-IranianhamHás—
5Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Persian دم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدمtail; breath; steam
2Arabicدَمblood
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

Words derived from “همدم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →