Where does “sem-tam” come from?

sem-tam (Slovak) comes from Slovak tam, from Proto-Slavic tamo — there; thereto.

sem-tam (Slovak): here and there

Definitions

  1. here and there

Ancestry of “sem-tam”, step by step

sem-tam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktamthere; thither
2Proto-Slavictamothere; thereto

via Proto-Indo-European sem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Slavic tamo →Every word from Slovak tam →