Where does “सोम” come from?
सोम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.
सोम (Sanskrit): relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
Definitions
- relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
Ancestry of “सोम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |