Where does “समय” come from?

समय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

समय (Hindi): time; hours

Definitions

  1. time; hours

Ancestry of “समय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “समय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →