Where does “शाम” come from?

शाम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱemh₂- — to toil, to exert oneself.

शाम (Sanskrit): appeasing, curing, having curative properties

Definitions

  1. appeasing, curing, having curative properties

Ancestry of “शाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशम्to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱemh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit शम् →