Where does “समाजसेवा” come from?
समाजसेवा (Hindi) comes from Hindi समाज, from Sanskrit समाज, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
समाजसेवा (Hindi): social work
Ancestry of “समाजसेवा”, step by step
समाजसेवा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi समाज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | समाज | society, community |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समाज | society, assembly, conclave |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आस | to have been |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
via Hindi सेवा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सेवा | service, care; service, facility |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सेवा | going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सेव् | to remain, stay, serve or worship |