Where does “அர்த்தசாமம்” come from?

அர்த்தசாமம் (Tamil) comes from Old Hindi अरध, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

அர்த்தசாமம் (Tamil): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “அர்த்தசாமம்”, step by step

அர்த்தசாமம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Hindi अरध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiअरधhalf
2Sanskritअर्धhalf, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Tamil சாமம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசாமம்
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas