Where does “هم‌معنی” come from?

هم‌معنی (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.

هم‌معنی (Persian): synonym

Definitions

  1. synonym

Ancestry of “هم‌معنی”, step by step

هم‌معنی 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 معنی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمعنیmeaning
2Arabicمَعْنَىmeaning, sense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →