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
- same, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
Ancestry of “सम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |