Where does “sáwHmas” come from?

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

sáwHmas (Proto-Indo-Iranian): soma, haoma

Definitions

  1. soma, haoma

Ancestry of “sáwHmas”, step by step

sáwHmas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s

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

via Proto-Indo-Iranian su-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansu-to press, to extract

Words derived from “sáwHmas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s
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