Where does “গাছ” come from?

গাছ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit गच्छ, from Sanskrit गच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

গাছ (Bengali): tree; plant

Definitions

  1. tree; plant

Ancestry of “গাছ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगच्छfamily, race; a tree; a Jaina lineage
2Sanskritगच्छतिto go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangasćátito step, go
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →