Where does “व्यर्थ” come from?

व्यर्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

व्यर्थ (Sanskrit): useless, unavailing, unprofitable, vain; deprived...

Definitions

  1. useless, unavailing, unprofitable, vain; deprived...

Ancestry of “व्यर्थ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्थaim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
2Proto-Indo-IranianHártʰamaffair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ert-earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “व्यर्थ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam →