Where does “समस्या” come from?

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

समस्या (Sanskrit): a part of a stanza given to another person to be...

Definitions

  1. a part of a stanza given to another person to be...

Ancestry of “समस्या”, step by step

समस्या 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 अस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्to be; to throw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “समस्या”

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