Where does “Islamiat” come from?
Islamiat (English) comes from Urdu اسلامیت, from Persian یت, from Sanskrit युत, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Ancestry of “Islamiat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | اسلامیت | Islamism; Islamic religious studies, Islamiat |
| 2 | Persian | یت | -ness |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युत | kept off, removed; separate; attached, fastened |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |