Where does “విగతము” come from?
విగతము (Telugu) comes from Telugu గతము, from Sanskrit गत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gatás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
విగతము (Telugu): quite gone, disappeared
Ancestry of “విగతము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | గతము | Lost, gone, past, over, late; passing away |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गत | past participle of गम् ; gone; gone, departed;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gatás | gone; come |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥tós | passable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |