Where does “ہاتھ” come from?

ہاتھ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣, 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.

ہاتھ (Urdu): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “ہاتھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣hand
2Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “ہاتھ”

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