Where does “समय” come from?

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

समय (Konkani): time

Definitions

  1. time

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