Where does “gʰúṭṣ” come from?

gʰúṭṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰúćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

Ancestry of “gʰúṭṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰúćš—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰúćš →