Where does “Sym” come from?
Sym (Polish) comes from Mansi сым, from Persian سیم, from Persian سی, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō — to sit.
Ancestry of “Sym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansi | сым | heart |
| 2 | Persian | سیم | wire; silver; thirtieth |
| 3 | Persian | سی | thirty; for; in order to |
| 4 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 6 | Old French | sei | — |
| 7 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 8 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |