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Where does “गाथा” come from?

गाथा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH.

गाथा (Sanskrit): verse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...

Definitions

  1. verse, stanza; the metrical part of a sūtra; name...

Ancestry of “गाथा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryangaHtʰáH—
2Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtʰáH—

Words derived from “गाथा”

  • gatha
  • 偈陀
  • gāthā
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →