Where does “अध्याय” come from?

अध्याय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अध्याय, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

अध्याय (Hindi): chapter

Definitions

  1. chapter

Ancestry of “अध्याय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअध्यायlesson, lecture; chapter, reading; the time for a...
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “अध्याय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →