Where does “Oom” come from?
Oom (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ām, from Pahlavi hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Oom (Saterland Frisian): uncle
Ancestry of “Oom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ām | — |
| 2 | Pahlavi | hm | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶 | same, together |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | hamHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |