Where does “गण्” come from?
गण् (Sanskrit) comes 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.
गण् (Sanskrit): count, calculate
Definitions
- count, calculate
Ancestry of “गण्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | गृणाति | to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥náHti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥-né-H-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |