Where does “ਸਮੱਸਿਆ” come from?

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

ਸਮੱਸਿਆ (Punjabi): problem, puzzle, conundrum

Definitions

  1. problem, puzzle, conundrum

Ancestry of “ਸਮੱਸਿਆ”, 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 →