Where does “गन्तृ” come from?

गन्तृ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

गन्तृ (Sanskrit): one who or anything that goes or moves, going, coming, approaching, arriving at

Definitions

  1. one who or anything that goes or moves, going, coming, approaching, arriving at

Ancestry of “गन्तृ”, step by step

गन्तृ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतthis; that
2Sanskritस्तृa star
3Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Sanskrit गम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́ →