Where does “વરસગાંઠ” come from?

વરસગાંઠ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati વરસ, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.

વરસગાંઠ (Gujarati): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “વરસગાંઠ”, step by step

વરસગાંઠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati વરસ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવરસyear
2Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain

via Gujarati ગાંઠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiગાંઠknot; tangle; tie; lump, clump, bulge; a tumor,...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺
3Sanskritग्रन्थिknot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-mEvery word from Sanskrit वर्ष