Where does “সমস্যা” come from?

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

সমস্যা (Bengali): a problem, puzzle

Definitions

  1. a problem, puzzle

Ancestry of “সমস্যা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमस्याa part of a stanza given to another person to be...
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 →