Where does “इतिहास” come from?
इतिहास (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit इतिहास, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
इतिहास (Hindi): history
Ancestry of “इतिहास”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | इतिहास | talk; legend; tradition |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “इतिहास”