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
- Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant...
Ancestry of “svarabhakti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वरभक्ति | vowel separation |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भक्ति | distribution, partition, separation; division,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ति | -ness |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |