Where does “साथ” come from?
साथ (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣, from Sanskrit सार्थ, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
साथ (Hindi): together; side
Ancestry of “साथ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सार्थ | crowd, multitude; troop; convoy, caravan |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |