Where does “Siddhartha” come from?
Siddhartha (English) comes from Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Ancestry of “Siddhartha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सिद्धार्थ | reached a goal, accomplished an aim; successful;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्थ | aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hártʰam | affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ert- | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |