Where does “हस्तमैथुन” come from?

हस्तमैथुन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हस्त, 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.

हस्तमैथुन (Sanskrit): masturbation

Definitions

  1. masturbation

Ancestry of “हस्तमैथुन”, step by step

हस्तमैथुन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Sanskrit मैथुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation

Words derived from “हस्तमैथुन”

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