Where does “ہتھ” come from?

ہتھ (Pahari-Potwari) comes 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.

ہتھ (Pahari-Potwari): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ہتھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣hand
2Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-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 →