Where does “हाथीपाँव” come from?
हाथीपाँव (Hindi) comes from Hindi हाथी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, 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.
हाथीपाँव (Hindi): elephantiasis
Definitions
- elephantiasis
Ancestry of “हाथीपाँव”, step by step
हाथीपाँव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi हाथी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हाथी | elephant; rook or castle |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 | elephant |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
via Hindi पाँव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पाँव | foot |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀸𑀅 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |