Where does “गूढ” come from?

गूढ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

गूढ (Sanskrit): covered, hidden, concealed; secret, private;...

Definitions

  1. covered, hidden, concealed; secret, private;...

Ancestry of “गूढ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangʰuẓḍʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰuždʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal

Words derived from “गूढ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás →