Where does “सम” come from?

सम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

सम (Sanskrit): same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...

Definitions

  1. same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...

Ancestry of “सम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “सम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →