Where does “समाजशास्त्री” come from?

समाजशास्त्री (Hindi) comes from Hindi शास्त्री, from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

समाजशास्त्री (Hindi): sociologist

Definitions

  1. sociologist

Ancestry of “समाजशास्त्री”, step by step

समाजशास्त्री traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi शास्त्री

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशास्त्रीscientist
2Sanskritशास्त्रिन्learned in the shastras
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Hindi समाज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमाजsociety, community
2Sanskritसमाजsociety, assembly, conclave
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →