Where does “gāthā” come from?

gāthā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit गाथा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.

gāthā (Pali): verse, stanza

Definitions

  1. verse, stanza

Ancestry of “gāthā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगाथाverse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...
2Proto-Indo-AryangaHtʰáH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰáH—

Words derived from “gāthā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH →Every word from Sanskrit गाथा →