Where does “इतिहास” come from?

इतिहास (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

इतिहास (Sanskrit): talk; legend; tradition

Definitions

  1. talk; legend; tradition

Ancestry of “इतिहास”, step by step

इतिहास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआसto have been
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Sanskrit इति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइतिin this manner, thus; as you know; having done,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “इतिहास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →