Etymograph

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Samay

Samay comes from Sanskrit समय ‘time’, from समि ‘to come together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*som-‘together’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sam-‘together, joint, paired’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसमिsami‘to come together’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमयsamaya‘time’
  6. EnglishtodaySamay

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*som-‘together’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sam-‘together, joint, paired’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसमिsami‘to come together’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमयsamaya‘time’
  6. EnglishtodaySamay

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-

atoll, sandhya, 1 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *som- / Samay

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