Where does “ಗೂಢ” come from?

ಗೂಢ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit गूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

ಗೂಢ (Kannada): secret, hidden

Definitions

  1. secret, hidden

Ancestry of “ಗೂಢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगूढcovered, hidden, concealed; secret, private;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryangʰuẓḍʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰuždʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás →