Where does “हस्ताक्षर” come from?

हस्ताक्षर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit हस्ताक्षर, 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.

हस्ताक्षर (Hindi): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “हस्ताक्षर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहस्ताक्षरsign, signature; handwriting
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

Words derived from “हस्ताक्षर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →