Where does “samāsa” come from?

samāsa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit समास, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

samāsa (Pali): compound, combination

Definitions

  1. compound, combination

Ancestry of “samāsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमासthrowing or putting together, aggregation,...
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 →
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