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
- useless, unavailing, unprofitable, vain; deprived...
Ancestry of “व्यर्थ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्थ | aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hártʰam | affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ert- | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “व्यर्थ”