Where does “śäṃ” come from?

śäṃ (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian *ćänā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

śäṃ (Tocharian A): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “śäṃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharian*ćänāwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *ćänā →