Where does “छात्रवृत्ति” come from?

छात्रवृत्ति (Hindi) comes from Hindi वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

छात्रवृत्ति (Hindi): scholarship

Definitions

  1. scholarship

Ancestry of “छात्रवृत्ति”, step by step

छात्रवृत्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वृत्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवृत्तिinstinct, habit, fundamental behavior;...
2Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hindi छात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiछात्रstudent, pupil, disciple; schoolboy
2Sanskritछात्रAlternative spelling of छात्त्र
3Sanskritछात्त्रpupil, student; schoolboy
4Sanskritछत्त्रparasol, umbrella; shelter; mushroom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Sanskrit वृत् →