Where does “अर्थ” come from?
अर्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
अर्थ (Sanskrit): aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
Definitions
- aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
Ancestry of “अर्थ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hártʰam | affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ert- | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “अर्थ”