Where does “हाथ” come from?

हाथ (Nimadi) comes from Old Gujarati हाथ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

हाथ (Nimadi): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “हाथ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiहाथhand
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣hand
3Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →