Where does “சமயம்” come from?

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

சமயம் (Tamil): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “சமயம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →