Where does “समीर” come from?

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

समीर (Sanskrit): breeze or gust of wind

Definitions

  1. breeze or gust of wind

Ancestry of “समीर”, step by step

समीर 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 ईर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritईरwind, breeze, gust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “समीर”

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