Where does “अंधभक्ति” come from?

अंधभक्ति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

अंधभक्ति (Hindi): blind devotion, fanaticism

Definitions

  1. blind devotion, fanaticism

Ancestry of “अंधभक्ति”, step by step

अंधभक्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अन्ध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्धblind; dark; n night, darkness
2Proto-Indo-Iranianandʰásblind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂endʰ-ó-s
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Hindi भक्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभक्तिdevotion; constancy; faith, faithfulness
2Sanskritभक्तिdistribution, partition, separation; division,...
3Sanskrit-ति-ness
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás