Where does “gerhana” come from?

gerhana (Indonesian) comes from Malay gerhana, from Sanskrit ग्रहण, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

gerhana (Indonesian): eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others

Definitions

  1. eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others

Ancestry of “gerhana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygerhanaeclipse, passage of a planetary object between others
2Sanskritग्रहणeclipse; an act of receiving/taking
3Sanskritग्रहplanet
4Sanskritग्रह्to seize
5Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रह् →