Where does “svarabhakti” come from?

svarabhakti (English) comes from Sanskrit स्वरभक्ति, from Sanskrit भक्ति, from Sanskrit -ति, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

svarabhakti (English): Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant...

Definitions

  1. Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant...

Ancestry of “svarabhakti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वरभक्तिvowel separation
2Sanskritभक्तिdistribution, partition, separation; division,...
3Sanskrit-ति-ness
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “svarabhakti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Sanskrit -ति →Every word from Sanskrit भक्ति →