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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
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