Where does “somai” come from?

somai (Garo) comes from Bengali সময়, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

somai (Garo): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “somai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসময়time
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
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 →