Where does “gacchati” come from?

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

gacchati (Pali): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “gacchati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gacchati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →