Where does “अहे” come from?

अहे (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अथ, 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.

अहे (Old Gujarati): then

Definitions

then

Ancestry of “अहे”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	अथ	a particle used at the beginning of a passage
2	Sanskrit	हस्त	the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	źʰástas	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ʰástas	hand
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰés-to-	hand
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰes-	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 →