Where does “હાથી” come from?
હાથી (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
હાથી (Gujarati): elephant; rook
Ancestry of “હાથી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |