Where does “സമസ്യ” come from?

സമസ്യ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit समस्या, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

സമസ്യ (Malayalam): puzzle, riddle, problem to solve

Definitions

  1. puzzle, riddle, problem to solve

Ancestry of “സമസ്യ”, 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 →