Where does “upagacchati” come from?

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

upagacchati (Pali): to approach

Definitions

  1. to approach

Ancestry of “upagacchati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligacchatito go
2Sanskritगच्छतिto go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangasćátito step, go
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →
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