Where does “Brahmo Samaj” come from?

Brahmo Samaj (English) comes from Bengali ব্রাহ্মসমাজ, from Bengali সমাজ, from Sanskrit समाज, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

Brahmo Samaj (English): The societal component of Brahmoism

Definitions

  1. The societal component of Brahmoism

Ancestry of “Brahmo Samaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliব্রাহ্মসমাজBrahmo Samaj
2Bengaliসমাজsociety
3Sanskritसमाजsociety, assembly, conclave
4Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
5Sanskritआसto have been
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →