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Where does “sáwmas” come from?

sáwmas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

Ancestry of “sáwmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
2Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

Words derived from “sáwmas”

  • Soma
  • Somnath
  • సోముడు
  • सोमवार
  • सोम
  • โสม
  • सोमनाथ
  • सोमवार
  • सोम
  • સોમવાર
  • সোমবাৰ
  • ਸੋਮਵਾਰ
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