Where does “गच्छ” come from?

गच्छ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

गच्छ (Sanskrit): family, race; a tree; a Jaina lineage

Definitions

  1. family, race; a tree; a Jaina lineage

Ancestry of “गच्छ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगच्छतिto go, move, go away, set out, come; to go to or...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangasćátito step, go
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥sḱétito be walking; to come, to be coming
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “गच्छ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti →
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