Where does “bhagat” come from?

bhagat (English) comes from Punjabi ਭਗਤ, from Sanskrit भक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

bhagat (English): A holy man in Sikhism or Hinduism

Definitions

  1. A holy man in Sikhism or Hinduism

Ancestry of “bhagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਭਗਤworshipper, devotee
2Sanskritभक्तdistributed, assigned, allotted; engaged in,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaktásdistributed, allotted, assigned; share, lot,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás →Every word from Sanskrit भक्त →