Where does “sama” come from?

sama (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sama (Proto-Finnic): same

Definitions

  1. same

Ancestry of “sama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →