Where does “Hártʰam” come from?

Hártʰam (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “Hártʰam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHártʰamaffair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ert-earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam →
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