Where does “sāmí” come from?

sāmí (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sāmí, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

Ancestry of “sāmí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansāmí—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sāmí →