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Where does “વાત” come from?

વાત (Gujarati) comes 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.

Ancestry of “વાત”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवार्त्ताnews, tidings, story, account of something that...
2Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate; * अनुवर्तते चक्रवर्तिन् ...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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