Where does “વાતચીત” come from?
વાતચીત (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati વાત, 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.
વાતચીત (Gujarati): conversation, dialogue
Definitions
- conversation, dialogue
Ancestry of “વાતચીત”, step by step
વાતચીત traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati વાત
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | વાત | talk |
| 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 |
via Sanskrit चित्ति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चित्ति | thinking, thought |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čítˢtiš | thought, consciousness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |