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Where does “गभस्ति” come from?

गभस्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gábʰastiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰábʰastiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʰébʰ-es-tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

गभस्ति (Sanskrit): shining; fork; arm, hand

Definitions

  1. shining; fork; arm, hand

Ancestry of “गभस्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangábʰastiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰábʰastiš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰébʰ-es-tisarm, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
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