Where does “hati” come from?
hati (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese হাতী, from Bengali হাতি, from Middle Bengali হাথি, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas — hand; take, give in exchange.
hati (Naga Pidgin): elephant
Definitions
- elephant
Ancestry of “hati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | হাতী | elephant |
| 2 | Bengali | হাতি | elephant |
| 3 | Middle Bengali | হাথি | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 | elephant |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 6 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |