Where does “సమాసము” come from?
సమాసము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit समास, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
సమాసము (Telugu): Composition of words, formation of compound...
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Ancestry of “సమాసము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | समास | throwing or putting together, aggregation,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |