Where does “गणपति” come from?
गणपति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गण, from Sanskrit गण्, from Sanskrit गृणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
गणपति (Sanskrit): the leader of a troop or gang or horde
Definitions
- the leader of a troop or gang or horde
Ancestry of “गणपति”, step by step
गणपति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit गण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | गण | a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गण् | count, calculate |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गृणाति | to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥náHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥-né-H-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |