Where does “अर्थात” come from?

अर्थात (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अर्थात्, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

अर्थात (Hindi): videlicet, i.e., that is to say

Definitions

videlicet, i.e., that is to say

Ancestry of “अर्थात”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	अर्थात्	that is to say, according to the sense, as a matter of fact
2	Sanskrit	अर्थ	aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hártʰam	affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ert-	earth
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁er-	earth

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam →