Where does “हेतु” come from?
हेतु (Old Gujarati) 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.
हेतु (Old Gujarati): cause, reason
Ancestry of “हेतु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हेतु | "impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तु | pray, I beg, do; but; and |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्वम् | you, thou |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | tuHám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | túH | you, thou |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |