Where does “గ్రహగతి” come from?

గ్రహగతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu గతి, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

గ్రహగతి (Telugu): the movement of the planets

Definitions

  1. the movement of the planets

Ancestry of “గ్రహగతి”, step by step

గ్రహగతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గతి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగతిpath, way, course; motion, movement; gait, manner...
2Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Sanskrit ग्रह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritग्रहplanet
2Sanskritग्रह्to seize
3Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis