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

  1. problem, issue, puzzle; part of a stanza given to...

Ancestry of “समस्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमस्याa part of a stanza given to another person to be...
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 →