Where does “samūha” come from?

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

samūha (Pali): multitude; mass; aggregation

Definitions

  1. multitude; mass; aggregation

Ancestry of “samūha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमूहa collection, assemblage, aggregate, heap,...
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “samūha”

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