Where does “हस्तमैथुन” come from?

हस्तमैथुन (Hindi) comes from Hindi हस्त, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

हस्तमैथुन (Hindi): masturbation

Definitions

  1. masturbation

Ancestry of “हस्तमैथुन”, step by step

हस्तमैथुन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहस्तhand
2Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Hindi मैथुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमैथुनsex; sexual intercourse; coitus; copulation
2Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →