Where does “sandhi” come from?

sandhi (French) comes from Sanskrit संधि, from Sanskrit संधा, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sandhi (French): sandhi

Definitions

  1. sandhi

Ancestry of “sandhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंधिcontaining a conjunction or transition from one...
2Sanskritसंधाto join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →