Etymograph

English

Samarth

Samarth comes from Sanskrit समर्थ ‘capable, competent’, from अर्थ ‘aim, purpose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- ‘to arrive, get somewhere’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁er-‘to arrive, get somewhere’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁er-tHo-mreconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hártʰam‘matter, object, purpose’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअर्थ‘aim, purpose’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमर्थsamartha‘capable, competent’
  6. EnglishtodaySamarth

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁er-‘to arrive, get somewhere’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁er-tHo-mreconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hártʰam‘matter, object, purpose’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअर्थ‘aim, purpose’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसमर्थsamartha‘capable, competent’
  6. EnglishtodaySamarth

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- ‘to arrive, get somewhere’

earth, artha, 2 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- / Samarth

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