Where does “बात” come from?
बात (Hindi) comes from English baht, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
बात (Hindi): word, utterance; talk; matter, affair
Definitions
- word, utterance; talk; matter, affair
Ancestry of “बात”, step by step
बात traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baht | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100... |
| 2 | Thai | บาท | priest; foot; an honorific for or term of address... |
| 3 | Pali | pāda | foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Sanskrit वार्त्ता
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वार्त्ता | news, tidings, story, account of something that... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृत्ति | method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |