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Where does “arahati” come from?

arahati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अर्हति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárǰʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- — to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value.

arahati (Pali): to be worthy, to deserve; masculine and neuter...

Definitions

  1. to be worthy, to deserve; masculine and neuter...

Ancestry of “arahati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्हतिto be worth; to merit, to be worthy of, to...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHárǰʰatito be worth, have value; to cost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elgʷʰ-to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value
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