Where does “हस्त” come from?

हस्त (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

हस्त (Sanskrit): the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm

Definitions

  1. the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm

Ancestry of “हस्त”, step by step

हस्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰós-to-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰós-to-hand

Words derived from “हस्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →