Where does “सचमुच” come from?
सचमुच (Hindi) comes from Hindi सच, from Sanskrit सत्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
सचमुच (Hindi): very truly
Definitions
- very truly
Ancestry of “सचमुच”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सच | truth |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत्य | true, real, actual, genuine; sincere, honest,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsatyám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsatyás | true, real; truth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-n̥t-yós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |