Etymology

From Sanskrit हस्त ‎(hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- ‎(“hand”), from *ǵʰes-. Compare Hindi हाथ ‎(hāth), Punjabi ਹਸਤ ‎(hast), Romani vast; compare also Persian دست ‎(dast), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 ‎(zasta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦat̪/