Where does “হাতি” come from?

হাতি (Bengali) comes from Middle Bengali হাথি, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

হাতি (Bengali): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “হাতি”, step by step

হাতি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Bengali হাথি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bengaliহাথি—
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺elephant
3Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
4Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
5Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖮𑖯𑖞𑖱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kamarupi Prakrit𑖮𑖯𑖞𑖱—

Words derived from “হাতি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →