Where does “samaj” come from?

samaj (English) comes from Sanskrit समाज, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

samaj (English): A society; a congregation; a worshipping...

Definitions

  1. A society; a congregation; a worshipping...

Ancestry of “samaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमाजsociety, assembly, conclave
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 →