Where does “गान” come from?

गान (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH-, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

गान (Sanskrit): song, singing; sound

Definitions

  1. song, singing; sound

Ancestry of “गान”, step by step

गान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniangaH-sing
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry

via Sanskrit गै

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगैto sing

Words derived from “गान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH- →
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