Where does “हस्तशिल्प” come from?

हस्तशिल्प (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.

हस्तशिल्प (Hindi): handicraft

Definitions

  1. handicraft

Ancestry of “हस्तशिल्प”, step by step

हस्तशिल्प 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 शिल्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशिल्पcraft, skill, art
2Sanskritशिल्पart; art; crafts; etc; craft, artifact
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →