Where does “সংস্কার” come from?

সংস্কার (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit संस्कार, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

সংস্কার (Bengali): refinement

Definitions

  1. refinement

Ancestry of “সংস্কার”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंस्कारpurification; sacrament; impression
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →