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samo

sama

masc nom sg of sama (adj); masc nom sg of sama (noun); aor 2nd sg of sami (verb)

1. sama (adj): level; even; balanced
2. sama (adj): like; equal (to); same (as); identical (to)
3. sama (masc): peace; tranquillity; serenity (of)
4. sami (aor): united; came together; congregated; lit. went together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Unites things into one; here bound to the root i- (go). From *sem-, also in English same and Greek homo-.
• i — root · go
  Ancient root seen in eti (goes); aor 2nd sg adds the simple past ending.

Etymology. From Indo-European *sem- 'together, one'; cognate with Sanskrit sama, English same, Greek homos (as in homogeneous). The noun sense 'peace' derives from the adjective's meaning of balanced equilibrium. The verb sami compounds sam- (together) + i- (go), yielding 'go together, unite'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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