Where does “سماں” come from?

سماں (Middle Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

Ancestry of “سماں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀲𑀫𑀅—
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →