Where does “असम” come from?
असम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
असम (Sanskrit): unplain
Ancestry of “असम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmá | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |