Where does “sanskara” come from?

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

sanskara (English): The imprints left on the mind by past experiences...

Definitions

  1. The imprints left on the mind by past experiences...

Ancestry of “sanskara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंस्कारpurification; sacrament; impression
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “sanskara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →