Where does “سماس” come from?

سماس (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit समास, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

سماس (Urdu): combination, composition

Definitions

  1. combination, composition

Ancestry of “سماس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमासthrowing or putting together, aggregation,...
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 →