Where does “سمی” come from?
سمی (Urdu) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
سمی (Urdu): time; period; date
Definitions
- time; period; date
Ancestry of “سمی”, step by step
سمی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Persian سم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سم | poison; hoof |
| 2 | Arabic | سم | to poison, to put poison; poison, toxin; venom |
| 3 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
via Arabic سَمِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَمِيّ | high; exalted |