Where does “गाथ” come from?
गाथ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾eH-tHó-s, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.
गाथ (Sanskrit): song
Ancestry of “गाथ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gaHtʰás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gaHtʰás | song |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾eH-tHó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geH- | to sing; to cry |