Where does “สามี” come from?

สามี (Thai) comes from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

สามี (Thai): husband: married man; chief; lord; master; high...

Definitions

  1. husband: married man; chief; lord; master; high...

Ancestry of “สามี”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisāmīowner; master; lord
2Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
3Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
4Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “สามี”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →