Where does “अस्तित्व” come from?

अस्तित्व (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

अस्तित्व (Sanskrit): existence, reality

Definitions

  1. existence, reality

Ancestry of “अस्तित्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
2Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
3Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
4Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
5Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “अस्तित्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →