Where does “jagat” come from?

jagat (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जगत्, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “jagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजगत्wind, air; the world, the universe; body, the...
2Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “jagat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit जगत् →