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
Ancestry of “अध्याय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अध्याय | lesson, lecture; chapter, reading; the time for a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अधि | over, above |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |