Where does “ಹಠ” come from?

ಹಠ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit हठ, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ಹಠ (Kannada): obstinacy, stubbornness

Definitions

  1. obstinacy, stubbornness

Ancestry of “ಹಠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहठviolence, force; obstinacy; necessity
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →Every word from Sanskrit हठ →