Where does “कर्तव्यपथ” come from?

कर्तव्यपथ (Hindi) comes from Hindi पथ, from Sanskrit पथ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian patʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

कर्तव्यपथ (Hindi): the path of duty

Definitions

  1. the path of duty

Ancestry of “कर्तव्यपथ”, step by step

कर्तव्यपथ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पथ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपथpath, course, road; way, route
2Sanskritपथway, road, path, course, route
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpatʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpatʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Hindi कर्तव्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकर्तव्यduty, role, obligation
2Sanskritकर्तव्यto be done, duty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian patʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan patʰás →