Where does “samahan” come from?

samahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sama, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samahan (Tagalog): to accompany; to go with

Definitions

  1. to accompany; to go with

Ancestry of “samahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsamaact of accompaniment; evil; wrongdoing;...
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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