Where does “समय” come from?

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

समय (Sanskrit): coming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...

Definitions

  1. coming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...

Ancestry of “समय”, step by step

समय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
2Sanskritआसto have been
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Sanskrit अय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअयgoing
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “समय”

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