Where does “Sahitya” come from?
Sahitya (English) comes from Sanskrit साहित्य, from Sanskrit सहित, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Sahitya (English): used in India
Definitions
- used in India
Ancestry of “Sahitya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | साहित्य | association, connection, society, combination,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सहित | joined; conjoined; united (in dual: "both together"; plural [also with सर्वे]: "all together") |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |