Where does “સંસ્કાર” come from?

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

સંસ્કાર (Gujarati): the inculcation of values

Definitions

  1. the inculcation of values

Ancestry of “સંસ્કાર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंस्कारpurification; sacrament; impression
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →