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
Ancestry of “ގަސް”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गच्छ | family, race; a tree; a Jaina lineage |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गच्छति | to go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gasćáti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥sḱéti | to be walking; to come, to be coming |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |