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
Ancestry of “gāthā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गाथा | verse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gaHtʰáH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gaHtʰáH | — |