Where does “ग्रह” come from?

ग्रह (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

ग्रह (Sanskrit): planet

Definitions

  1. planet

Ancestry of “ग्रह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritग्रह्to seize
2Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “ग्रह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रह् →