Where does “गतिहीनता” come from?

गतिहीनता (Hindi) comes from Hindi गतिहीन, from Hindi गति, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

गतिहीनता (Hindi): motionlessness, immobility, stagnation

Definitions

  1. motionlessness, immobility, stagnation

Ancestry of “गतिहीनता”, step by step

गतिहीनता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi गतिहीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगतिहीनmotionless, inactive, immobile, static
2Hindiगतिmotion; speed; plight
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Hindi ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताuntil
2Classical Persianتا—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →