Where does “باتِباتی” come from?
باتِباتی (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu بات, from Sanskrit वार्त्ता, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
باتِباتی (Gawar-Bati): talking to amuse the heart, pleasant conversation, small talk
Definitions
- talking to amuse the heart, pleasant conversation, small talk
Ancestry of “باتِباتی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | بات | word; saying; conversation |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वार्त्ता | news, tidings, story, account of something that... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत्ति | method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |