Where does “ઇતિહાસ” come from?

ઇતિહાસ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit इतिहास, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

ઇતિહાસ (Gujarati): a story of the past, a history

Definitions

  1. a story of the past, a history

Ancestry of “ઇતિહાસ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइतिहासtalk; legend; tradition
2Sanskritआसto have been
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit इतिहास →