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
- to be agitated or disturbed
Ancestry of “सम्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |