Where does “संस्कार” come from?
संस्कार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit संस्कार, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
संस्कार (Hindi): perfection; refinement; education
Definitions
- perfection; refinement; education
Ancestry of “संस्कार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | संस्कार | purification; sacrament; impression |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | to have been |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “संस्कार”