Where does “श्याम” come from?

श्याम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós — black, dark.

श्याम (Sanskrit): black, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...

Definitions

  1. black, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...

Ancestry of “श्याम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁mósblack, dark

Words derived from “श्याम

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós