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Where does “gaHtʰás” come from?

gaHtʰás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾eH-tHó-s, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

Ancestry of “gaHtʰás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰássong
2Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾eH-tHó-s—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry

Words derived from “gaHtʰás”

  • गाथ
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