Where does “अंत्येष्टि” come from?
अंत्येष्टि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अन्त्येष्टि, from Sanskrit अन्त्य, from Sanskrit अन्त, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént- — end, limit, forehead.
अंत्येष्टि (Hindi): funeral
Ancestry of “अंत्येष्टि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्त्येष्टि | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्त्य | last |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन्त | near; last; handsome, lovely |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ént- | end, limit, forehead |