Where does “gatha” come from?
gatha (English) comes from Sanskrit गाथा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.
gatha (English): A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally...
Definitions
- A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally...
Ancestry of “gatha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गाथा | verse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gaHtʰáH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gaHtʰáH | — |