Where does “—વું” come from?

—વું (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit -तव्य, from Sanskrit -य, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

—વું (Gujarati): used to form the infinitive

Definitions

  1. used to form the infinitive

Ancestry of “—વું”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-तव्यforms the future passive participle
2Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “—વું

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Sanskrit -यEvery word from Sanskrit -तव्य