Where does “gati” come from?
gati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
gati (Pali): course; destiny; career
Ancestry of “gati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गति | going, moving, gait, deportment, motion in... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gátiš | going, motion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |