Where does “समस्या” come from?
समस्या (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit समस्या, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
समस्या (Hindi): problem, issue, puzzle; part of a stanza given to...
Definitions
- problem, issue, puzzle; part of a stanza given to...
Ancestry of “समस्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | समस्या | a part of a stanza given to another person to be... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |