Where does “همچنین” come from?

همچنین (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.

همچنین (Persian): also, as well

Definitions

  1. also, as well

Ancestry of “همچنین”, step by step

همچنین traces back through 3 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 چون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچونbecause; since; like
2Middle Persiancygwn'as, like, how, when

via Persian این

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاینthis
2Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →