Where does “બત્તી” come from?
બત્તી (Gujarati) comes from Urdu بتی, from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत्, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
બત્તી (Gujarati): candle; lamp; light
Definitions
- candle; lamp; light
Ancestry of “બત્તી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | بتی | word; speech; candle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्वात्रिंशत् | thirty-two |
| 3 | Sanskrit | द्व | two, both |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwáH | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |