Where does “ގަސް” come from?

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

ގަސް (Dhivehi): plant; tree

Definitions

  1. plant; tree

Ancestry of “ގަސް”, 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 →
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