Where does “बत्ती” come from?

बत्ती (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वर्तिका, from Sanskrit वर्ती — anything rolled or wrapped round, a pad, a kind of bandage bound round a wound.

बत्ती (Hindi): candle, light; wick, fuse

Definitions

  1. candle, light; wick, fuse

Ancestry of “बत्ती”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर्तिकाwick; quail
2Sanskritवर्तीanything rolled or wrapped round, a pad, a kind of bandage bound round a wound

Words derived from “बत्ती”

Every word from Sanskrit वर्ती →Every word from Sanskrit वर्तिका →