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
- multitude; mass; aggregation
Ancestry of “samūha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | समूह | a collection, assemblage, aggregate, heap,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |