Where does “adhigacchati” come from?

adhigacchati (Pali) comes from Pali gacchati, from Sanskrit गच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

adhigacchati (Pali): to get to

Definitions

  1. to get to

Ancestry of “adhigacchati”, step by step

adhigacchati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali gacchati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligacchatito go
2Sanskritगच्छतिto go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangasćátito step, go
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Pali adhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliadhiup to; over; on
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →