Where does “गाथा” come from?

गाथा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गाथा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.

गाथा (Hindi): tale, story, narrative

Definitions

  1. tale, story, narrative

Ancestry of “गाथा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगाथाverse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...
2Proto-Indo-AryangaHtʰáH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH →Every word from Sanskrit गाथा →