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
- The imprints left on the mind by past experiences...
Ancestry of “sanskara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | संस्कार | purification; sacrament; impression |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “sanskara”