/sa.moː.saː/

Nuclear definition

Regulate or assume a state of dynamic equilibrium
→ adjustment process that results in continuous, tension-free flow

Extensions of meaning (contextual)

be calm

become calm

calm down (something/someone)

reassure

stabilize / balance

Cognitive value:

The root does not separate state and action: both are understood as manifestations of the same dynamic regulation process.

Breathing gesture:

Long and continuous exhalation, which may start slightly irregular and stabilize — mirroring the meaning itself.

Etymology (iconic-phonosymbolic)

sa- → continuous blowing, softness

-mō- → movement

-sā → stabilization

→ “movement driven by stable smoothness”