Where does “गुम” come from?

गुम (Hindi) comes from Persian گم, from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

गुम (Hindi): lost, misplaced; missing

Definitions

  1. lost, misplaced; missing

Ancestry of “गुम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگمlost; missing
2Proto-Iranianwi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “गुम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Iranian wi- →Every word from Persian گم →