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

गाथा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH

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

via Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtHa-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniangaHtHa-—

Words derived from “गाथा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaHtʰáH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaHtʰáH →