Where does “samsara” come from?

Samsara comes from Sanskrit संसार, derived from Sanskrit सम्- combined with a root, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning together.

samsara (English): In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other...

Definitions

  1. In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other...

Ancestry of “samsara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंसारgoing or wandering through, undergoing...
2Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “samsara

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior