Where does “baraat” come from?
baraat (English) comes from Urdu برات, from Sanskrit वरयात्रा, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
baraat (English): A wedding procession carried out by the...
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Ancestry of “baraat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | برات | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वरयात्रा | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |