English
hauth
Hauth comes from Hindi हाथ ‘hand’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰes-‘hand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰástas‘hand’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहस्तhasta‘the hand’
- Prakritmodern𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣hattha‘hand’
- Hindic. 1500–presentहाथ‘hand’literally ‘hand’
- Englishtodayhauth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰes-‘hand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰástas‘hand’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहस्तhasta‘the hand’
- Prakritmodern𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣hattha‘hand’
- Hindic. 1500–presentहाथ‘hand’literally ‘hand’
- Englishtodayhauth
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’
host, surgery, surgical, millionaire, kilometre, garter, chiral, 39 more
through Sanskrit हस्त ‘the hand’
Today it means
noun An obsolete measure, a cubit, equivalent to 18 inches or sometimes more.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- / hauth