Where does “ہِتھ” come from?

ہِتھ (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit हेतु, from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ہِتھ (Kashmiri): pretext, excuse

Definitions

  1. pretext, excuse

Ancestry of “ہِتھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहेतु"impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;...
2Sanskritतुpray, I beg, do; but; and
3Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
4Proto-IraniantuHám—
5Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →