Where does “सम्” come from?

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

सम् (Sanskrit): to be agitated or disturbed

Definitions

  1. to be agitated or disturbed

Ancestry of “सम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआसto have been
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “सम्”

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