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Where does “เสมอ” come from?

เสมอ (Thai) comes from Khmer ស្មើ, from Old Khmer ស្មេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sməʔ, from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

เสมอ (Thai): even; level; equal; always; constantly

Definitions

  1. even; level; equal; always; constantly

Ancestry of “เสมอ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្មើsame, alike; equal; impartial
2Old Khmerស្មេ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmersməʔ—
4Palisamāyear; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
5Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
6Proto-Indo-IraniansamHás—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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