Where does “ਹਠ” come from?

ਹਠ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit हठ, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ਹਠ (Punjabi): persistence, insistence, tenacity, pertinacity, doggedness, determination, perseverance

Definitions

  1. persistence, insistence, tenacity, pertinacity, doggedness, determination, perseverance

Ancestry of “ਹਠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहठviolence, force; obstinacy; necessity
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →Every word from Sanskrit हठ →