English
Soma
Soma comes from Sanskrit सोम ‘the Soma drink’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- ‘to press (forth)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sewh₁-‘to press (forth)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sówh₁-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sáwHmasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसोमsóma‘the Soma drink’
- EnglishtodaySoma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sewh₁-‘to press (forth)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sówh₁-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*sáwHmasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसोमsóma‘the Soma drink’
- EnglishtodaySoma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- ‘to press (forth)’
Today it means
name The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- / Soma