Where does “बातचीत” come from?

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

बातचीत (Hindi): conversation; dialogue; talk

Definitions

  1. conversation; dialogue; talk

Ancestry of “बातचीत”, step by step

बातचीत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबातword, utterance; talk; matter, affair
2Sanskritवार्त्ताnews, tidings, story, account of something that...
3Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
4Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Sanskrit चित्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्तिthinking, thought
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*čítˢtišthought, consciousness
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Sanskrit वृत्