Where does “සෙමෙ” come from?

සෙමෙ (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

සෙමෙ (Sinhalese): occasion, period

Definitions

  1. occasion, period

Ancestry of “සෙමෙ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →