Where does “साहित्य” come from?

साहित्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सहित, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

साहित्य (Sanskrit): association, connection, society, combination,...

Definitions

  1. association, connection, society, combination,...

Ancestry of “साहित्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसहितjoined; conjoined; united (in dual: "both together"; plural [also with सर्वे]: "all together")
2Sanskritस-with
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “साहित्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit स- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →