Where does “सामि” come from?
सामि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
सामि (Sanskrit): half; partially; imperfectly
Definitions
- half; partially; imperfectly
Ancestry of “सामि”, step by step
सामि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit स्वामिन्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वामिन् | an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Proto-Indo-European sēmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi | half; partially |