Where does “சமவெளி” come from?

சமவெளி (Tamil) comes from Tamil சமம், from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

சமவெளி (Tamil): plain, level lands

Definitions

  1. plain, level lands

Ancestry of “சமவெளி”, step by step

சமவெளி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சமம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசமம்likeness, similarity, equality
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Tamil வெளி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெளிoutside, exterior
2Tamilவெள்white colour
3Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →