Where does “சமூகம்” come from?

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

சமூகம் (Tamil): assembly, congregation

Definitions

  1. assembly, congregation

Ancestry of “சமூகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमूहa collection, assemblage, aggregate, heap,...
2Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “சமூகம்”

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